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: Authorizing the Chief of San Mateo County Health or Designee to Execute Agreements with Four Local Community-Based Organizations for Four Mental Health Services Act Innovation Programs
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Chief of San Mateo County Health, or designee(s) to execute agreements and amendments with four local community-based organizations to pilot four Mental Health Services Act programs, for the terms specified in Attachment A, where three programs are for the term of August 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026, and one for the term of August 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027, for a combined amount not to exceed $5,492,440.
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BACKGROUND:
In January 2023, San Mateo County Health, Behavioral Health, and Recovery Services (BHRS) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking proposals from qualified providers to pilot the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation (INN) projects. These projects will pilot best practices in behavioral health care services that have been vetted by local MHSA stakeholders and the Behavioral Health Commission and approved by the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission.
On February 14, 2023, this Board approved an amendment to the San Mateo County MHSA Annual Update for FY 2022-23 to include the INN project plans and expenditures.
The four MHSA INN projects are:
1) Adult Residential In-home Support Element (ARISE): the ARISE program creates a model for residential in-home services to support clients with a serious mental illness (SMI) and/or substance use disorder (SUD) who are at risk of losing their housing. Residential in-home support workers-approved in-home support services (IHSS) providers-will be provided with speciali...
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