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: Amendment to the Agreement with California Mental Health Services Authority for the Third Sector Multi-County Full-Service Partnership Project
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with California Mental Health Services Authority for the Third Sector Multi-County Full-Service Partnership project, increasing the amount by $250,700 to an amount not to exceed $1,000,700.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2004, California voters passed Proposition 63, known as the Mental Health Services
Act (MHSA), which created additional State funds to expand mental health services. Since 2006, MHSA resources and expenditures have been approved by your Board as part of the larger County Health budget.
During the County's FY 2019-20 MHSA Annual Update planning process and through a series of stakeholder meetings held between April and August of 2019, priorities for available one-time funding were developed, which included Behavioral Health and Recovery's (BHRS) participation in the Multi-County Full-Service Partnership (FSP) project to transform how behavioral health systems use data to continuously innovate and improve FSP services across California.
The nonprofit consulting company Third Sector was selected at the state level by the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), as the provider to work with all counties participating in the multi-county redesign of FSP services to achieve improvement goals through November 30, 2021.
On November 6, 2019, the Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Recovery Commission held a public hearing, reviewed and recommended that your Board approve the Plan to Spend as part of the FY 2019-20 MHSA Annual Update.
On April 7, 2020, your Board approved the F...
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