Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Jei Africa, Director, Behavioral Health, and Recovery Services
Subject: Agreement with Peninsula Family Service for Older Adult Peer Counseling Services and Support to Older Adults in the Use of Web-Based Behavioral Health Interventions
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Peninsula Family Service to provide older adult peer counseling services and Help@Hand peer-led outreach and engagement for the term of April 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $1,457,190.
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BACKGROUND:
In September 2023, Behavioral Health, and Recovery Services (BHRS) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select a provider for the operation and expansion of the Older Adult Peer Counseling services, formerly known as Senior Peer Counseling services. The anticipated duration of the agreement was three years, with the option to renew for an additional two years. Peninsula Family Service (PFS) was selected through the RFP process to provide these services.
Peninsula Family Service (PFS) has provided Older Adult Peer Counseling Program services since 2008. Since July 2019, PFS has provided Help@Hand services (formerly known as Peer-led Outreach and Engagement for Behavioral Health Technology Interventions). The goal is to support older adults in the use of web-based behavioral health interventions (including applications or "apps") to engage, educate, and provide access to behavioral health services when needed, especially for those who struggle to connect with traditional in-person support or may need additional supports.
DISCUSSION:
PFS' Program provides bilingual/multi-cultural older adult peer counseling services, targeting the County's older adult population, including the Chinese, Filipino, and African American population and clients who live on the Coa...
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