REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 20, 2024
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Contract with Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc for Crisis Walk-In Center Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 20-156, effective April 15, 2024, with Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc. for the provision of Crisis Walk-In Center services, expanding mobile crisis response services, increasing the contract amount by $891,682, from $25,008,028 to $25,899,710, with no change to the total contract period of April 1, 2020, through March 31, 2025.
(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.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The recommended increase of $891,682 with Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc. (Valley Star) for expanded Crisis Walk-In Center (CWIC) services is funded by Federal Financial Participation Medi-Cal and Mental Health Services Act funds. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2024-25 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to County residents experiencing severe mental illness and/or SUD. As the Mental Health Plan for the County, DBH provides authorization and oversight for inpatient and outpatient specialty mental health services and is required to provide a range of behavioral health services, such as CWIC services, to County residents. The CWIC program is a community-based alternative to unnecessary emergency department utilization, psychiatric hospita...
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