REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 25, 2025
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. 3 to Contract No. 20-156 with Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc., for the provision of Crisis Walk-In Center services, increasing the contract amount by $3,867,771, from $25,899,710 to $29,767,481, and extending the contract by six months, for a total period of April 1, 2020, through September 30, 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 $3,867,771 is funded by Mental Health Services Act and Federal Financial Participation Medi-Cal. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2024-25 budget and will be included in the 2025-26 recommended 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 is required to provide a range of behavioral health services, such as crisis stabilization and mobile crisis stabilization, to county residents.
The Crisis Walk-In Center (CWIC) program provides around-the-clock urgent mental health services to individuals of all ages experiencing a mental health crisis. The program targets unserved, underserved, and inappropriately served populations to reduce unnecessary psychiatric hospitalization...
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