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 StarVista for the Operation of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning and other Gender Identities Behavioral Health Coordinated Center
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with StarVista for the operation of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning and other Gender Identities (LGBTQ+) Behavioral Health Coordinated Center for the term of October 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $1,678,140.
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BACKGROUND:
Since 2016, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) has contracted with StarVista to operate the LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Coordinated Center (Center) also known as the San Mateo County Pride Center. The Center provides services for individuals at high risk for serious mental illness and/or serious emotional disability, and works to improve LGTBQ+ quality of life, address the emotional barriers the LGBTQ+ population and families face in seeking care, and improve access to behavioral health services.
In March 2024, BHRS conducted a Request for Proposals process for operation of the LGTBQ+ Behavioral Health Coordinated Center. StarVista submitted a proposal and was recommended based on their proven track record of providing services to the LGBTQ+ community and successful history operating the Center.
DISCUSSION:
StarVista's continued operation of the LGBTQ+ Center will address the complex and various needs of LGTBQ+ persons at high risk for serious mental illness and/or serious emotional disability. In addition to increasing interagency and community collaboration, the Center provides increased access to behavioral health services such as counseling and crisis intervention, case management, peer support se...
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