To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement with Casa Serenity, Inc. Regarding the Provision of Long-Term Residential Mental Health Treatment Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached professional services agreement with Casa Serenity, Inc. regarding the provision of long-term residential mental health treatment services to adults with severe mental illnesses for the period of February 28, 2023 through June 30, 2025;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached professional services agreement with Casa Serenity, Inc., after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one (1) fully executed original copy of the attached professional services agreement with Casa Serenity, Inc. to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Behavioral Health Fund (1170)
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health (DHHS - Behavioral Health), in coordination with the Humboldt County Public Guardian's Office, utilizes a variety of placement options to provide long-term mental health treatment services to mentally ill clients who require assistance in locked and unlocked facilities. It is important for the placement team to have a variety of treatment options because vacancies and client needs fluctuate.
Casa Serenity, Inc. operates an adult residential treatment facility located in Red Bluff, California. Casa Serenity's adult residential treatment facility serves as a sub-acute psychiatric residential facility, offering rehabilitative mental...
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