Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Scott Gilman, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Subject: Measure K: 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 and aftercare services, for the term July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $3,109,025.
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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 (re)MIND Program, formerly known as Prevention and Recovery in Early Psychosis 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 Bringing Early Awareness and Management (BEAM) services, formerly known as Bipolar Early Assessment and Management. Modeled after (re)MIND, BEAM provides treatment to adolescents and young adults with bipolar disease, teaching them to manage their condition and move towards remission and recovery. In addition, FSA-SF provides aftercare services for program graduates to support the maintenance of gains achieved in psychosis and early intervention treatment.
Under the San Mateo County Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention Plan, FSA-SF is working to prevent early psychosis and early bipolar disorder. Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) conducted researc...
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