REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 25, 2024
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Contract with Star View Behavioral Health for Youth in Residential Placement
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Contract with Star View Behavioral Health, Inc. for the provision of Youth in Residential Placement services, in the amount of $6,500,000, for the contract period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The recommended contract for $6,500,000 with Star View Behavioral Health, Inc. (Star View) for Youth in Residential Placement (YRP) services is funded by Federal Financial Participation Medi-Cal and 2011 Realignment funds. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2024-25 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to San Bernardino County (County) residents experiencing severe mental illness and/or SUD. Star View maintains two State licensed facilities: a Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) and a Community Treatment Facility (CTF) that provide mental health services to children and youth in residential placement that have complex diagnoses, require a higher level of treatment, and require 24 hours a day seven days a week care in a secured (locked) setting. Children and youth who are seriously emotionally disturbed and demonstrate the need for this level of care are referred by the County Department of Children and Family Services, the County Probation Department, and DBH, ...
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