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Approve a contract with Solano County Office of Education for $439,875 to develop and implement a plan for sustainable delivery of mental health services in school settings for the period of July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the contract and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve a contract with Solano County Office of Education for $439,875 to develop and implement a plan for sustainable delivery of mental health services in school settings for the period of July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027; and delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the contract and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999.
SUMMARY:
In 2024, Solano County Behavioral Health submitted a joint grant application with Solano County Office of Education (SCOE) and was awarded a three-year Mental Health Student Services Act (MHSSA) Round 4 grant for $450,000. The MHSSA Round 4 grant objectives include the retention of a coordinator position whose work will be to facilitate financial sustainably for MHSSA services and continuous quality improvement processes to find long-term sustainability of school-county partnerships. On December 10, 2024, the Board approved the grant agreement.
Approval of this contract allows SCOE as the lead agency to implement the MHSSA grant objectives, which includes retaining a quality improvement and sustainability coordinator position to establish partnerships, collect and report data, and develop a strategy and implementation plan to sustain the delivery of mental health services to students on campuses after the Mental Health Student...
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