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 Canyon Manor for Mental Health Rehabilitation Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Canyon Manor for mental health rehabilitation services for the term of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $607,646.
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BACKGROUND:
Canyon Manor provides a full range of mental health residential services, including rehabilitative mental health services, psychiatric services, medication support, and individual and group therapy. Canyon Manor also provides a critical continuum of care and treatment, ranging from traditional psychiatric services to recovery programs geared toward community reintegration.
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) manage the placements of this and other residential service facilities within the total budgeted amount for mental health residential services.
DISCUSSION:
Canyon Manor is a locked mental health rehabilitation center (MHRC) that will provide two beds to BHRS clients who are seriously mentally ill and need mental health rehabilitation, treatment, and long-term care. Services provided through this agreement offer a much-needed alternative to using more costly hospital emergency services, inpatient hospital admissions, and correctional facilities. These MHRC placements are vital in supporting San Mateo County clients in stepping down from higher, more costly levels of care.
MHRC facilities like Canyon Manor have established expertise serving clients with complex behavioral health needs. However, California currently needs more MHRC facilities like Canyon Manor, which provides acute, psychiatric, and subacute beds within the State. This shortage results in high bed occupancy rates and long waitlists for pla...
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