Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Jei Africa, Director, Behavioral Health, and Recovery Services
Subject: Agreement with Jefferson Union High School District for Mental Health Services, Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention and Brief Intervention Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Jefferson Union High School District for mental health services and alcohol and other drug prevention and Brief Intervention services, for the term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $1,438,866.
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BACKGROUND:
Jefferson Union High School District (JUHSD) operates the Daly City Youth Health Center (DCYHC), which provides youth with outpatient mental health services in Pacifica, Daly City, Colma, Brisbane, and parts of South San Francisco, and alcohol and other drugs (AOD) prevention services to reduce access to and availability of alcohol and other drugs to youth.
DISCUSSION:
Through this agreement, DCYHC will provide mental health services to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed/System of Care youth in the DCYHC clinic and on JUHSD campuses. DCYHC will also provide AOD prevention and brief intervention services. In an effort to decrease stressors that lead to AOD use, DCYHC staff will also review the JUHSD suspension policies and provide feedback and recommendations for strategies to keep students in school. In addition, JUHSD will be the lead and fiscal agency for the community-based partnership in the Northwest portion of San Mateo County by providing AOD-related prevention services while continuing to reduce access to and availability of AOD to youth.
DCYHC is uniquely positioned to provide these youth services. Under the B-1 Administrative Memo, agreements with other public entities, including governments, universities, schools, or other organizations acting as government...
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