REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 15, 2020
FROM
PHALOS HAIRE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Contract with Dr. Bergin Psychotherapy Family Services, PC DBA Dr. Bergin Family Counseling Services to Provide Mental Health Screenings
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2, effective September 16, 2020, to Contract No. 16-199 with Dr. Bergin Psychotherapy Family Services, PC dba Dr. Bergin Family Counseling Services, to provide mental health screenings for Head Start, Early Head Start, and State Preschool children ages 0 to 5 and their parents countywide, increasing the contract amount by $100,000, from $425,000 for a total contract amount of $525,000, and exercising the final one-year option to extend the contract, for a total contract period of July 1, 2016 through September 30, 2021.
(Presenter: Phalos Haire, Director, 383-2005)
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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 has no impact on Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The increase of $100,000, total contract amount of $525,000, for mental health screening services is 100% state funded by the Mental Health Services Act through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Behavioral Health. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Preschool Services Department's (PSD) 2020-21 budget and will be included in the 2021-22 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The recommended amendment will allow Dr. Bergin Psychotherapy Family Services, PC dba Dr. Bergin Family Counseling Services (Dr. Bergin) to continue providing individualized mental health screenings and evaluations, utilizing Head Start recommended assessments, to children enrolled in PSD's Head Start programs and their families. Me...
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