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: Agreement with Telecare Corporation for Full Service Partnership Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Telecare Corporation for Full Service Partnership services for the term of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $6,902,919.
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BACKGROUND:
The cornerstone of the County's Mental Health Services Act Community Services and Supports plan is the delivery of Full Service Partnership (FSP) services for our highest risk consumers with serious mental illness. FSP programs are designed to allow consumers to remain living in the community and decrease their hospitalizations and/or incarcerations by providing case management, medication management, therapy, social activities, and 24/7 response capability to mitigate an evolving situation.
DISCUSSION:
Telecare Corporation (Telecare) will provide FSP and housing support services for 207 enrollees annually. In addition to serving our highest risk consumers, this number also includes non-violent felons who were released from the State prison to County supervision under the Criminal Justice Realignment Act. FSP enrollees will have services available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Housing support services will be provided to FSP enrollees to assist them in achieving independence, stability, and overall emotional and physical well-being. In FY 2020-21, a point-in-time analysis showed that Telecare provided subsidized housing to 83 high risk consumers who were not eligible for any other housing support. Telecare also provided field-based support to an additional 43 clients with permanent supported housing vouchers, to remain housed in the community. In FY 2021-22, an increase in Mental Health Services Act (MHSA...
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