Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Colleen Chawla, 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
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Jefferson Union High School District for mental health services, for the term of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $2,476,987.
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BACKGROUND:
The Daly City Youth Health Center (DCYHC) is a School Linked Health Center for the Jefferson Union High School District (JUHSD) and operates as a satellite facility of the San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC). The schools served within this district are Jefferson, Oceana, Terra Nova, Thornton, and Westmoor High Schools. Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) has contracted with JUHSD for services at DCYHC, and BHRS currently provides youth with outpatient mental health services, and Non Specialty and Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) in Pacifica, Daly City, Colma, Brisbane, and parts of South San Francisco, as well as prevention and early intervention services. SMMC funds all primary care services provided at DCYHC. DCYHC also receives funding from various grants, partnerships, and contracts with the Health Plan of San Mateo (HPSM).
BHRS has a separate agreement with JUHSD for the provision of Alcohol and Other Drug prevention services.
DISCUSSION:
Through this agreement, DCYHC will provide mental health services to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed/System of Care youth in the DCYHC clinic and on JUHSD campuses. These services will allow students and primary care patients opportunities to engage in mental health treatment with early detection and referrals from school personnel and primary care providers. The agreement also provides Brief Intervention work in the schools to identify and provide ear...
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