DATE:
July 18, 2023
14
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
AUTHORIZE COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS, SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACTS, AMENDMENTS TO EXTEND EXISTING CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AND REVENUE AGREEMENTS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
The County of San Diego (County) Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health Services provides a comprehensive array of mental health and substance use services to people of all ages. These services are delivered through County-operated programs, as well as contracts with community service providers. Those served include vulnerable populations, including individuals who are experiencing homelessness, individuals with justice involvement, and children and youth with complex behavioral health conditions.
Today's actions recommend the San Diego County Board of Supervisors authorize competitive solicitations, single source contracts, amendments to extend existing behavioral health services contracts, and cooperative and revenue agreements, to sustain critical behavioral health services, with the goal of building a better behavioral health service delivery system for San Diego County communities. Today's recommended actions include the procurement of new services to provide diagnostic and clinical treatment services to children and youth under the age of 21 with specialty mental health needs, inclusive of substance use co-occurring needs. These programs support the County's efforts to respond to local need for intensive mental health services by expanding the levels of care available to serve children and youth. These recommended actions support the continuation of critical work to advance behavioral health continuum of care throughout San Diego County.
Today's actions support the County's vision of a just, sustainable, and resilient future for all, specifically those communities and populations in San Diego County that have been historically left behind, as well as our ongoing commit...
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