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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Delegate authority to the Director of HHSA to sign Funding In Agreement 6889 with the Tulare County Superintendent of Schools for Friday Night Live/Club Live Substance Abuse Block Grant implementation and services within the County of El Dorado, for a retroactive term beginning July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $9,000;
2) Authorize the HHSA Director, or Director of Behavioral Health, to execute further documents relating to Agreement 6889, to administer said agreement and subsequent amendments, if any, as long as they do not impact net county cost and contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or Director of Behavioral Health, to execute any required fiscal and programmatic reports.
FUNDING: 100% Federal Substance Abuse Block Grant from the County of Tulare for Friday Night Live/Club Live.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides Federal Substance Abuse Block Grant (SABG) funds to states to support substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, prevention, and recovery services for specific populations, including youth, and pregnant and parenting women. A portion of these funds are allocated to the Friday Night Live (FNL) and Club Live (CL) Programs, which are youth development programs designed to prevent alcohol and drug use. The FNL program is aimed at high-school-aged youth, while CL is directed towards middle school-aged students. In addition, FNL Kids focuses on 4th through 6th grade youth, and FNL Mentoring engages middle and high school-aged students.
The County of El Dorado, Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), Alcohol and Drug Program currently provides services to support awareness and education related to alcohol and drug use in youth. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2022-23 the Califor...
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