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: Measure K: Agreement with Felton Institute for Outpatient Mental Health Services and Aftercare Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Felton Institute for outpatient mental health services and aftercare services, for the term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $3,680,678.
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BACKGROUND:
Felton Institute (Felton) is the Bay Area's oldest, nonsectarian, nonprofit charitable social services provider. In collaboration with the University of California San Francisco, Felton delivers prevention and recovery services for early-onset psychosis.
Through its (re)MIND and Bringing Early Awareness and Management (BEAM) programs, Felton provides mental health services to youth and young adults in the Bay Area. (re)MIND is a coordinated specialty care model, an evidence-based monitored approach that targets individuals at high risk of experiencing a psychotic episode and individuals having had such experiences within the past two years. Felton also provides aftercare services for program graduates to support the maintenance of gains achieved in psychosis and early intervention treatment. BEAM provides early intervention for the treatment of bipolar spectrum disorders by intervening early with evidence-based, culturally competent assessment, diagnosis, and interventions. The services teach the clients to manage their condition and move towards remission and recovery.
In 2011, under the San Mateo County Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention Plan, which includes the prevention of early psychosis, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) conducted research on programs in the Bay Area that provided services deemed essential by...
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