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Health Services Department, Mental Health Division (MHD), recommending Chairman be authorized to sign retroactive Agreement 026-S1011 with Family Connections El Dorado, Inc. in the amount of $103,500 for the term July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 to provide outreach and support services primarily for Latino individuals and families on the Western Slope.
FUNDING: State Mental Health Services Act (MHSA).
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $103,500
Funding
Budgeted $103,500
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $103,500
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: The not-to-exceed amount of this Agreement is $103,500. There is no Net County Cost associated with this Agreement.
Reason for Recommendation: One of the programs identified in the County’s approved MHSA funded 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 recognizes the need to provide bilingual and bicultural outreach, engagement, service brokerage and peer/family support for Latino individuals and families. The Plan specifically calls for Family Connections to provide outreach and engagement services through the Promotora model, including bilingual/bicultural mental health services in a family resource center setting.
The goal of the Family Connections program is to reduce barriers to mental health care access, thereby decreasing the health disparities experienced by the Latino population on the Western Slope. This goal is accomplished by use of cultural and linguistic peer outreach to engage the Latino community into critically needed services. The vendor staff funded by this program work collaboratively with County staff under the ...
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