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 Mateo Lodge, Inc. for Residential and Mental Health Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Mateo Lodge, Inc. for residential and mental health treatment services, for the term of June 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $7,045,397.
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BACKGROUND:
For more than three decades, Mateo Lodge, Inc. (Mateo Lodge) has provided residential and other mental health treatment services to Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) clients who reside in San Mateo County. Mateo Lodge's services are low-cost, community-based alternatives for seriously mentally ill adults with co-occurring disorders who otherwise would live in locked psychiatric facilities, at homeless shelters, or on the streets.
DISCUSSION:
Through this agreement, Mateo Lodge will continue to provide a variety of services to a minimum of 471 seriously mentally ill adult clients with co-occurring disorders in the County. These services include transitional residential treatment, supportive rehabilitation services, and community-based case management for clients needing additional clinical treatment. The services also include 13 board and care beds for consumers in need of placement at a licensed Adult Residential Facility.
The continued services also include mobile outreach by Mobile Support Services to 200 seriously mentally ill clients with or without co-occurring disorders who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Furthermore, through the Family Assertive Support Team, Mateo Lodge will provide in-home outreach and engagement services to a minimum of 72 non-homeless individuals with serious mental illness disengaged from services and their families or caretakers.
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