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: Measure K: Agreement with One East Palo Alto for Multi-Cultural Center Services, Outreach and Engagement Services, and Crisis Response
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with One East Palo Alto for multi-cultural center services, outreach and engagement services, and crisis response for the term July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, in an amount not to exceed $478,161.
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BACKGROUND:
One East Palo Alto (OEPA) has provided multi-cultural center services and outreach and engagement services for consumers receiving mental health services in East Palo Alto since October 2008. The services are provided by community outreach workers who access and connect community members to appropriate behavioral health services in East Palo Alto.
DISCUSSION:
Through this agreement, OEPA will continue to provide four distinct services that include the following: 1) multi-cultural center services that are welcoming to adult behavioral health consumers and their families, and serving target populations that reflect the multi-racial, multi-cultural, and multi-generational diversity in the community; 2) outreach, engagement, and linkage services through the East Palo Alto Partnership for Mental Health Outreach; 3) training community partners to identify and help people with mental health issues by using the Mental Health First Aid Program; and 4) providing a culturally competent crisis response to the Ravenswood City School District through an Ambassador Team that provides on-campus support such as consultation and counseling to students and school staff.
In 2016, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) hired a consultant to evaluate the Mental Health Services Act Prevention and Early Intervention (MHS...
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