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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 2 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-14355 with Seneca Family of Agencies dba Kinship Center to add $766,897 of additional services, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $13,322,616 for the same term July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 2 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-14355 with Seneca Family of Agencies dba Kinship Center to add $766,897 of additional services, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $13,322,616 for the same term July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Seneca Family of Agencies dba Kinship Center provides mental health services to Monterey County children and youth and their families and/or caregivers who are in foster care, require aid to adoption, or are in adoption preservation. The programs promote improvement in the child's overall functioning within his/her family, school, peer group and community; a reduction in the risk of mental health disabilities, an improvement with family member's mental health and well-being to improve the child's mental health functioning; and a reduction in the possibility of future residential care, periodic inpatient hospitalization, placement at out of state facilities, or placement in a juvenile justice facility.
This Amendment No 2 revises Programs 1, 2, 5, and 6, terminates Programs 3 and 4, and adds a new Program 7: Mental Health Enhanced Foster Care. The new Mental Health Enhanced Foster program includes Therapeutic Foster Care which allows for home-based care for youth with complex needs. Children or youth in the program are placed in homes with an approved resource parent and linkage to supportive community-based services to prevent placement disruption and to build natural suppo...
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