REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 9, 2022
FROM
JACQUELYN GREENE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Dr. Bergin Psychotherapy Family Services, PC dba Dr. Bergin Family Counseling Services for Mental Health Screenings and Trauma Treatment Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 5 to Contract No. 16-199 with Dr. Bergin Psychotherapy Family Services, PC dba Dr. Bergin Family Counseling Services to provide mental health screenings and trauma treatment services countywide for Early Head Start, Early Head Start - Child Care Partnership, Head Start and State Preschool children ages 0 to 5 and their parents, updating contractor responsibility and revising the fee schedule to reflect the updated responsibilities, with no change to the contract amount of $695,000 or contract period of July 1, 2016 through September 30, 2022.
(Presenter: Jacquelyn Greene, 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 contract amount of $695,000 for mental health screening and trauma treatment services is 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) 2022-23 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Dr. Bergin Psychotherapy Family Services, PC dba Dr. Bergin Family Counseling Services (Dr. Bergin) provides individualized mental health screenings and evaluations, utilizing recommended assessments for children enrolled in PSD's Early Head Start, Early Head Start - Child Care Partnership, Head Start and State Preschool programs and their parents. The mental heal...
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