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Consent-Health & Human Services # 19.
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| Board of Supervisors |
Child, Youth & Family |
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| Subject |
| Approve agreement with CommuniCare Health Services, Inc. in the amount of $101,000 to provide the Differential Response services to prevent child abuse and neglect for at-risk families for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. (No general fund impact) (Larsen) |
| Recommended Action |
- Approve agreement with CommuniCare Health Services, Inc. to provide Differential Response services to prevent child abuse and neglect for at-risk families in the amount of $101,000 for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
- Delegate authority to the Director of the Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency or her/his designee to sign and execute any additional forms, documents and/or Amendments as necessary relating to this Agreement.
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| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Thriving Residents
Safe Communities |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
Differential Response (DR) is a strategy that allows Child Welfare Services programs to respond in a more flexible manner to reports of child abuse or neglect. DR affords a customized approach based on an assessment of safety, risk and protective capacity that recognizes each family’s unique strengths and needs, and addresses these in an individualized approach. DR services provide earlier responses to emerging signs of family problems, as well as resources to help families before difficulties escalate and formal Child Welfare intervention or child removal is required. Under the DR approach, child safety is the highest priority, as more children and families can receive the support they need to keep children safely in their homes.
DR has three referral paths, which are assigned by the social worker based on information taken from the initial call or report, intake or hotline. Path 1 is when a family is referred to CWS for child maltreatment but the intake hotline/pre-contact assessment indicates the allegations do not meet statutory definitions of abuse or neglect. Indications are present that the family is experiencing problems. With an approved contract, Path 1 referrals will be referred to CommuniCare Health Centers for DR services. Through DR services, families are linked to voluntary services such as counseling, parenting classes or other supportive options to strengthen the family.
Path 2 and Path 3 referrals involve families in which the allegations meet statutory definitions of abuse and neglect and are handled as appropriate by CWS social workers and are not referred to CommuniCare Health Centers.
The DR services contract is funded by through the Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment (CAPIT) Program and Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) Program grant from the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP). The funding from the CDSS federal grant number Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 93.556, PSSF, administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, is utilized to prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families, improve the quality of care and services to children and their families, and ensure permanency for children reuniting them with their parents, by adoption or by other permanent living arrangement. OCAP requires Board of Supervisor action to approve the recommendations for funding based on a competitive bid process.
HHSA released its Request for Proposals (RFP) on April 25, 2016. CommuniCare Health Centers was the only agency to submit a proposal. After review of their proposal, HHSA recommends CommuniCare Health Centers as the contract awardee. Approval of this contract assures that at-risk Yolo County families receive continued services and improvements in early intervention and prevention services. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
CommuniCare was the sole proposer for the RFP.
County Counsel has approved the contract as to form. |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
| Further explanation as needed: |
| No county general funds are required by this action. The total cost of the Agreement is $101,000 for fiscal year 2016-2017. Contract spending will be monitored. Any adjustments to total spending needs will be adjusted at the mid-year review. |
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