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 Jefferson Union High School District for Mental Health Services, Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention and Brief Intervention Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Jefferson Union High School District for Alcohol and Other Drug prevention and Brief Intervention services, for the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $702,704.
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BACKGROUND:
Jefferson Union High School District (JUHSD) operates the Daly City Youth Health Center (DCYHC), which provides youth with outpatient mental health services in Pacifica, Daly City, Colma, Brisbane and parts of South San Francisco. JUHSD also provides Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) prevention services to reduce access to and availability of alcohol and other drugs to youth.
DISCUSSION:
Through this agreement, DCYHC will provide AOD prevention and brief intervention services. In an effort to decrease stressors that lead to AOD use, DCYHC staff will also review the JUHSD suspension policies and provide feedback and recommendations for strategies to keep students in school. In addition, DCYHC will be the lead and fiscal agency for the community-based partnership in the Northwest portion of San Mateo County by providing AOD-related prevention services while continuing to reduce access to and availability of AOD to youth.
Under Administrative Memo B-1, agreements with other public entities, including governments, universities, schools, or other organizations acting as governmental agencies, are exempt from the County's competitive Request for Proposals process.
The agreement and resolution have been reviewed and approved by the County Attorney as to form.
An agreement with JUHSD for mental health s...
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