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: Acceptance of Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Grant Program Funds from the California Department of Health Care Services and Advocates for Human Potential, Inc as the Administrative Entity
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The Chief of San Mateo County Health, or designee(s) to accept Department of Health Care Service funds in the amount of $10,246,862 for the term of June 23, 2023, through June 30, 2027, through the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Grant program administered by Department of Health Care Services and the administrative entity Advocates for Human Potential; and
B) The Chief of San Mateo County Health, or designee(s) to execute any agreements and amendments to agreements associated with the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Grant program.
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BACKGROUND:
The State of California, through the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), is administering the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) program. The BHBH program, which was signed into law in September 2022 under Assembly Bill (AB) 179 (Ting, Chapter 249, Statutes of 2022), provided $1,500,000,000 in funding through June 30, 2027, to address the immediate housing and treatment needs of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, who also have serious behavioral health conditions.
DHCS has engaged Advocates for Human Potential (AHP), to serve as the administrative entity supporting the implementation of the BHBH program, including reviewing BHBH program plans submitted by County Behavioral Health Agencies (BHAs). AHP is also responsible for engaging additional consultants to support the BHBH program implementation, as well as providing general grant training and technical assistance during the application process and throug...
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