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Consent-Health & Human Services # 22.
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| Board of Supervisors |
Child, Youth & Family |
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| Subject |
| Approve and authorize the Chair to sign agreement with the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission for Mental Health Student Services Act funding under Agreement Number 19MHSOAC083 in the amount of $4,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2024. (No general fund impact) (Larsen) |
| Recommended Action |
| Approve and authorize the Chair to sign agreement with the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (“MHSOAC”) for Mental Health Student Services Act (“MHSSA”) funding under Agreement number 19MHSOAC083 in the amount of $4,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2024. |
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Thriving Residents |
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| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
The Mental Health Student Services Act (“MHSSA”) is a competitive grant program established to fund partnerships between county behavioral health departments and local education entities for the purpose of increasing access to mental health services in locations that are easily accessible to students and their families. The MHSOAC awards grants totaling $75 million dollars over a four-year grant cycle, to county behavioral health departments to fund the partnership between educational and county mental health agencies. The grants awarded are to be used to provide support services that include, at a minimum, services provided on school campuses, suicide prevention services, drop-out prevention services, placement assistance and service plans for students in need of ongoing services, and outreach to high-risk youth, including foster youth, youth who identify as LGBTQ, and youth who have been expelled or suspended from school. The Yolo County (“County”) Health and Human Services Agency (“HHSA”) Child, Youth, and Family Branch (“CYF”) applied for this grant in June 2020. This grant was subsequently approved with this funding being formalized under Agreement Number 19MHSOAC083.
Yolo County (“County”) Health and Human Services Agency (“HHSA”) Child, Youth, and Family Branch (“CYF”) will use these funds to expand and enhance the continuum of school-based mental health services throughout the County. The project is in partnership with the Yolo County Office of Education (“YCOE”) and all public school districts throughout Yolo County. The funds will be used to contract with community-based organization(s) for culturally/linguistically matched direct service personnel and to fund HHSA program evaluation for data collection and analysis and evidence-based training for all direct care staff and applicable education and HHSA staff.
This project arose from the collaborative work of the new/emerging Yolo County-School Partnership (“Partnership”). The Partners will develop a strategic plan to continue to learn about one another's systems and using that shared knowledge to work together to develop additional methods to improve the health and academic outcomes for children county-wide as they are implementing the proposed program. The project will be jointly managed and supervised by both the County and education systems through the Partnership governance structure. The primary goal of the project is to provide school-based mental health prevention and intervention services and supports to students. The program will use a proven team approach for an integrated, multi-tiered mental health service delivery model. Working alongside school personnel (general education and special education teachers, school psychologists, school counselors, and administrators), project staff will increase access to the continuum of mental health services by providing prevention and intervention services in locations that are easily accessible to students and their families.
The multi-tiered model used in this project is at its core a flexible service model that addresses community, school, family, and other stakeholder needs. In a county as diverse as Yolo County, it is not possible to have one set of specific supports that meets the needs of every community in the County. The model allows flexibility in both implementation and in the provision of services and supports to take into account each school’s and community's needs, strengths, and resources.
This project is designed to improve access to a complete continuum of mental health services, which is expected to positively impact school attendance, school behavior, and academic performance. It is expected that positive outcomes will be demonstrated at the individual, school district, and County levels. The model used is anticipated to improve "school climate" which includes:
- A feeling of safety.
- Respect.
- Engagement in learning.
- Involvement in school life.
- Shared vision.
- Involvement of teachers, students, and families.
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| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
County Counsel has approved this Agreement as to form.
Partner Agencies
Yolo County Health and Human Services Child, Youth, and Family Branch
Yolo County Office of Education
Davis Joint Unified School District
Esparto Joint Unified School District
Washington Unified School District
Winters Joint Unified School District
Woodland Joint Unified School District |
| Competitive Bid Process |
Not required for revenue agreements. |
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| Source of Funds for this Expenditure |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
| Further explanation as needed: |
| No general funds are required by this action. The total amount of this action is $4,000,000 in revenue for the period of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2024. This funding has been included in the HHSA proposed budget for FY20-21 |
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