County of Monterey - File #: A 19-342

• File #: A 19-342
• Name: Edgwood Amend. No. 1
• Type: BoS Agreement
• Status: Passed - Health Department
• File created: 9/6/2019
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 9/24/2019
• Final action: 9/24/2019
• Title: Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a no-extension Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-14354 with Edgewood Center for Children and Families to add $20,916 of additional services, for a revised total Agreement amount of $1,396,959 for the same term July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022.

Date	Action By	Action	Result
9/24/2019	Board of Supervisors	approved - health department	Pass

Title
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a no-extension Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-14354 with Edgewood Center for Children and Families to add $20,916 of additional services, for a revised total Agreement amount of $1,396,959 for the same term July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a no-extension Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-14354 with Edgewood Center for Children and Families to add $20,916 of additional services, for a revised total Agreement amount of $1,396,959 for the same term July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Edgewood Center for Children and Families ("Edgewood") has been providing services to Monterey County children and youth who require the highest level of care to prevent their placement into an inpatient hospital or out-of-state residential or juvenile justice facility. Edgewood provides a Short-term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) with specialty mental health services for children and youth with complex and severe needs. In addition, Edgewood provides short term Hospitalization Diversion services to assess and stabilize the child/youth by reducing emotional and/or behavioral symptoms to reduce risk of rehospitalization and be able to return to lower level of care or natural environment with a coordinated, and family focused support and safety plan. This Amendment will add Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) services which is a short-term full day program specialized in diagnostic assessment and psychotropic medication evaluation and management, allowing youth to receive acute care while residing in their homes or other community placement. This Amendment is retroactive to July 1, 2019 due to a placement of a Monterey County youth into Edgewood's PHP in J...