REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 24, 2022
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Interim Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Contracts for Crisis Residential Treatment Program Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contracts with the following agencies for the provision of Crisis Residential Treatment and Transitional Age Youth Crisis Residential Treatment program services, in the combined amount of $69,000,000, for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027:
1. Telecare Corporation, West Valley region, in the amount of $14,000,000.
2. Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc., East Valley region, in the amount of $14,000,000.
3. Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc., Eastern Desert region, in the amount of $14,000,000.
4. Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc., High Desert region, in the amount of $14,000,000.
5. Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc., Transitional Age Youth, East Valley region, in the amount of $13,000,000.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Interim Director, 388-0801)
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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 amount of $69,000,000 for Crisis Residential Treatment (CRT) and Transitional Age Youth (TAY) CRT program services will be funded by Medi-Cal Federal Financial Participation, 2011 Realignment, and Mental Health Services Act funding. Adequate appropriation and revenue will be included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2022-23 recommended budget and future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH, the County's Mental Health Plan, provides behavioral health treatment services throughout San Bernardino County for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. This has been a seamless system of care enabling residents to access behavioral...
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