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Health Services Department, Mental Health Division (MHD), recommending Chairman be authorized to sign retroactive Agreement 030-S1011 (144-MHD0409) with South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center in the amount of $136,900 for the term July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 to provide outreach and support services primarily for Latino individuals and families in South Lake Tahoe.
FUNDING: State Mental Health Services Act (MHSA).
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $136,900
Funding
Budgeted $136,900
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $136,900
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: The not-to-exceed amount of this Agreement is $136,900. There is no Net County Cost associated with this Agreement.
Reason for Recommendation: One of the programs identified in the County’s approved MHSA Community Services and Supports (CSS) Plan (as well as the draft Prevention and Early Intervention Plan) is a Health Disparities Initiative, addressing health disparities and culturally specific services for the Latino and Native American communities. The Board approved CSS Plan specifically calls for the SLT Family Resource Center to provide bilingual/bicultural mental health services, including group work, for the the Latino population. Through the proposed Agreement, the SLT Family Resource Center will provide: outreach, engagement, service brokerage, and peer/family support using a Promotora model; an early intervention counseling program for at-risk individuals; and a community-based mental health services center providing culturally specific programs for the local Latino population, including outreach, engagement, screening, assessment, service brokerage, case management, and youth, adult, and family psycho-education, skill development, and counseling. The service center staff will work in concert with the Promotoras.
The goal of the SLT Fami...
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