TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Yasumoto, Director of Health and Human Services Agency
REPORT BY: Gaby Angeles, Staff Services Analyst II
SUBJECT: Therapeutic Foster Care Agreements with Aldea, Inc., and Stanford Youth Solutions, Inc.
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Agreement No. 240378B with Aldea, Inc., and Agreement No. 240379B with Stanford Youth Solutions, Inc., each for $29,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, and each subsequent renewal, for the provision of Therapeutic Foster Care services for foster families. (Fiscal Impact: $58,000 Expense; Health and Human Services Agency Fund; Budgeted; Mandatory).
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BACKGROUND
Based on State mandates, counties are charged with providing more intensive services for foster children and youth who meet specialty mental health medical necessity criteria, including the provision of Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) services. The TFC service model allows for the provision of short-term, intensive, highly coordinated, trauma informed, and individualized services to children and youth who have complex emotional and behavioral needs. Under this model, the trained TFC parent serves a key role in the delivery of trauma-informed interventions for the foster child or youth under the close supervision of one of the Foster Family Agencies’ licensed clinicians. These agreements continue the provision of mandated TFC services with updated CalAIM language incorporated into the exhibits.
Requested Action:
1. Approve and authorize Agreement No. 240378B with Aldea, Inc., for $29,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, and each subsequent renewal; and
2. Approve and authorize Agreement No. 240379B with Stanford Youth Solutions, Inc., for $29,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, and each subsequent renewal.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
Yes |
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Where is it budgeted? |
Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health Division |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Mandatory |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
This Agreement contains a provision for automatic annual renewal. Appropriations have been included in the requested Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget and future fiscal years will be budgeted accordingly. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
If these Agreements are not approved, Napa County would be unable to provide State mandated services to eligible children and youth in foster placement. |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.