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Approve a fifth contract amendment with Bay Area Community Services (BACS) for $660,642 for a total amount of $3,203,328 effective May 2, 2017 through June 30, 2017 to provide crisis aftercare services, urgent respite housing, and transitional housing services; and Authorize the County Administrator to execute the amendment
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services recommends that the Board approve a fifth contract amendment with Bay Area Community Services (BACS) for $660,642 for a total amount of $3,203,328 effective May 2, 2017 through June 30, 2017 to provide crisis aftercare services, urgent respite housing, and transitional housing services; and Authorize the County Administrator to execute the amendment
SUMMARY:
In November 2004, California voters passed Proposition 63-also referred to as the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA)-which imposes a one percent income tax on personal income in excess of $1 million to provide funding to support County mental health programs. There are five funding streams of MHSA: Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI); Community Services & Supports (CSS), Innovation (INN); Workforce Education and Training (WET); and Capital Facilities and Technological Needs (CFTN). MHSA programs address a broad continuum of prevention, early intervention, and direct services along with the necessary infrastructure, technology and training elements to effectively support the mental health system. Counties administer the MHSA programs, and are required to create and implement, with the local community, three-year integrated plans.
On January 24, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) FY2016/17 Annual Update and the Three Year Integrated Plan for Fiscal Years 2017/18 through 2019/20.
BACS provides the CSS Relapse Prevention and Crisis Aftercare program ...
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