DATE:
February 28, 2023
04
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
AUTHORIZE COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS TO EXPAND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAMMING TO ENGAGE FATHERS AND CAREGIVERS (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
Under the leadership of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, the County of San Diego (County) is making strategic investments to move the local behavioral health care delivery system from a model of care driven by crises to one centered on continuous, coordinated care and prevention. These efforts, broadly referred to as the Behavioral Health Continuum of Care (Continuum of Care), are guided by data, focused on equity, and designed to engender collaborative work, within and outside of government. In addition to expanding regionally distributed services to improve access to care, the Continuum of Care strategy is also achieved through actions that build upon the success of existing programs by enhancing and expanding services that are informed by community input and clinical best practices.
To understand current community needs for parenting program services and identify program development opportunities to enhance prevention services, County Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health Services (BHS) completed a series of community input activities with local stakeholders to:
* Evaluate the effectiveness and relevancy of existing parenting program services,
* Learn best practices for delivering culturally reflective and community-specific services that build resiliency,
* Offer supports for parents and caregivers, and
* Activate protective factors for children and their families.
Through these activities, BHS identified the need to implement an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Prevention Parenting Program for Fathers, to build upon existing programming currently focused within the Central Region and expand efforts to support the engagement, participation, and parenting skills development for fathers with children up...
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