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 Voices of Recovery San Mateo County for Consumer-Operated Self-Help and Peer-Support Services, Peer Recovery Supports and Community Integration, and Wellness and Recovery Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Voices of Recovery San Mateo County for consumer-operated self-help and peer-support services, peer recovery supports and community integration, and wellness and recovery services for the term July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $374,064.
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BACKGROUND:
Peer support services are essential to supporting consumers as they progress through all phases of wellness/recovery, including periods of relapse. Peer-support services are cost effective and have been found to engage clients who otherwise may not be able to participate in community activity programs on their own.
In January 2024, Behavioral Health, and Recovery Services (BHRS) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to seek qualified client-run service organizations to provide peer support services for those with a history of substance use disorders. The anticipated duration of the agreement was for three years, with an option to renew for an additional two years. Voices of Recovery San Mateo County (VORSMC), which has been providing peer support services to BHRS since 2011, was the only responding bidder.
BHRS is elevating VORSMC to provide services under this agreement due to their expertise in the recovery model for peer support services, their tenure with the County in supporting clients who are recovering from substance addictions, and their continued efforts in coaching clients and supporting them with connections to housing, employment, education, and health services.
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