Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise Rogers, Chief, Health System
Stephen Kaplan, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Subject: Agreement with Family Service Agency of San Francisco for Outpatient Mental Health Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Family Service Agency of San Francisco for outpatient mental health services for the term of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $2,649,025.
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BACKGROUND:
Family Service Agency of San Francisco (FSA-SF) is the oldest, nonsectarian, nonprofit charitable social services provider in San Francisco. In collaboration with the University of California San Francisco, FSA-SF has delivered prevention and recovery for early onset psychosis, serving youth and young adults from around the Bay Area, through its innovative Prevention and Recovery in Early Psychosis (PREP) Program. This program was the first early intervention and treatment program in Northern California and is now considered the most comprehensive program in the western United States.
In January 2014, FSA-SF began delivering Bipolar Early Assessment and Management (BEAM) services. Modeled after PREP, BEAM provides treatment to adolescents and young adults with bipolar disease, teaching them to manage their condition and move towards remission and recovery.
Under the San Mateo County Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (P&EI) Plan, FSA-SF is working to prevent early psychosis and early bipolar disorder. Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) conducted research on relevant programs in the San Francisco Bay Area and found FSA-SF to provide a unique approach that aligns with the MHSA Plan. The research found BEAM and PREP to be the only local programs of their kind successfully incorporating elements deemed essential by BHRS: public educat...
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