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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-15506 between the County of Monterey and Partners for Peace, retroactive to July 1, 2022 for the provision of Prevention and Early Intervention services for parents, families and youths which adds $92,000 in FY 2022-23, adds $212,000 in FY 2023-24 and $212,000 in FY 2024-25, for a new total Agreement amount not to exceed $887,998, for the full term of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025.
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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-15506 between the County of Monterey and Partners for Peace, retroactive to July 1, 2022 for the provision of Prevention and Early Intervention services for parents, families and youths which adds $92,000 in FY 2022-23, adds $212,000 in FY 2023-24 and $212,000 in FY 2024-25, for a new total Agreement amount not to exceed $887,998, for the full term of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
As part of the Monterey County Health Department, Behavioral Health Bureau’s Access and Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) outreach, engagement and mental health programs, the County currently has Agreement A-15506 with Partners for Peace (P4P) to meet goals and objectives outlined in the County’s MHSA Plan. Since MHSA revenues are higher than budgeted and this agency has the capacity to increase services delivered to the community, this amendment adds a total of $516,000 and is retroactive to July 1, 2022, due to contract negotiations regarding services to be increased.
P4P has been building strong families for a peaceful community for 25 years and provides a continuum of prevention to intervention services for parents, families, and youth. Using an evidence-based/informed family skills training program and parenting training for high-risk (adjudicated, court referred, expelled) youth and their parents, P4P seeks to improve social competencies, parenting skills and the parent-child relationship. P4P proposal consists of:
Program 1-Culturally Relevant Parenting Classes which provides three (3) Family Education Programs: 1) Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Caregivers and youth ages 10-16; 2) Loving Solutions a prevention model for parents of youth 5 to 10 years of age. A curriculum that focusses on healthy eating and sleeping, positive discipline, school success and communication and bonding. This program contains resources for parents with children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD and; 3) Parent Project® for parents and caregivers with youth ages 11-17, addresses challenging and destructive behaviors, e.g., gangs/gang adjacent activity, drug, vaping and alcohol use, runaways, cutting, violence in the community or home, or chronic truancy. In FY 22-23, a Systems Navigator will be hired to perform the following duties: Outreach, meeting with family school liaisons, one-to-one makeup of missed classes to increase graduation rates and providing parents/caregivers with links to community wrap around services (mental health, food, shelter, clothing, drug and alcohol intervention, etc.). This proposed Amendment No. 2 provides funds to serve an additional number of children/youths, parents/caregivers/families by the end of FYs 2022-25.
This work supports the Monterey County Health Department 2018-2022 Strategic Plan Goal: 3) Ensure access to culturally and linguistically appropriate, customer-friendly, quality health services. It also supports one of the ten essential public health services, specifically: 7) Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Office of County Counsel and Auditor-Controller have reviewed and approved this Agreement as to legal form and fiscal provisions, respectively.
FINANCING:
This Agreement is funded by Mental Health Services Act Prevention Early Intervention
(MHSA PEI) (65%) and Mental Health Student Services Act (MHSSA) Grant (35%). The funds for Fiscal Year 2022-23 ($251,416) have been included in the Health Department’s Behavioral Health Bureau (HEA012, Unit 8410) FY 2022-23 Adopted Budget. Funds for Fiscal Year
2023-24 ($251,416), will be included in the Health Department’s Behavioral Health
(HEA012, Unit 8410) FY 2023-24 Requested Budget. Funds for Fiscal Year
2024-25 ($251,416), will be included in the Health Department’s Behavioral Health
(HEA012, Unit 8410) FY 2024-25 Requested Budget.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
Check the related Board of Supervisors Strategic Initiatives:
☐Economic Development:
• Through collaboration, strengthen economic development to ensure a diversified and healthy economy.
☐Administration:
• Promote an organization that practices efficient and effective resource management and is recognized for responsiveness, strong customer orientation, accountability and transparency.
☒Health & Human Services:
• Improve health and quality of life through County supported policies, programs, and services; promoting access to equitable opportunities for healthy choices and healthy environments in collaboration with communities.
☐Infrastructure:
• Plan and develop a sustainable, physical infrastructure that improves the quality of life for County residents and supports economic development results.
☐Public Safety:
• Create a safe environment for people to achieve their potential, leading businesses and communities to thrive and grow by reducing violent crimes as well as crimes in general.
Prepared by: Jacqueline A. Goetz, Management Analyst II, 755-4932
Approved by:
______________________________ Date:___________
Elsa Mendoza Jimenez, Director of Health, 755-4526
Attachments:
Amendment No. 2
Amendment No. 1
Agreement #A-15506