REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 8, 2025
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Contracts for Education Services to Victims of Sexual Assault
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve the following contracts for the provision of education services to victims of sexual assault, in the total aggregate amount not to exceed $261,470, for the contract period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030:
1. Partners Against Violence, Inc., in the amount of $146,395
2. Project Sister Family Services, in the amount of $115,075
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not require additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The recommended total amount of $261,470 for education services to victims of sexual assault will be funded by previously allocated Net County Cost. Adequate appropriation and revenue will be included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2025-26 budget and future recommended budgets.
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. The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), under the Victims Services Grant Program, designates specific rape crisis counseling providers, by geographical region, to ensure a single point of contact for law enforcement and area hospitals. Both providers, Partners Against Violence, Inc. and Project Sister Family Services were identified by CalOES as sexual assault education providers for San Bernardino County (County). Sexual assault services ha...
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