To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Mental Health
SUBJECT:
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Fourth Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. Regarding the Provision of Long-Term Residential Mental Health Treatment Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached fourth amendment to the professional services agreement with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. regarding the provision of long-term residential mental health treatment services to adults with mental illnesses for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019; and direct the Clerk of the Board to return two (2) fully executed original copies of the attached fourth amendment to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Mental Health Fund
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Mental Health ("DHHS - Mental Health"), in conjunction 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 patients who require assistance in a secure setting. It is important for the placement team to have access to a variety of treatment options because vacancies and client needs fluctuate.
Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. ("Crestwood") operates a variety of facilities throughout California designed to serve diverse client needs, including, without limitation, an adult residential treatment facility and a secure mental health rehabilitation center, both of which are located in the City of Eureka.
Crestwood's adult residential treatment facility, known as the Pathways program, serves as a sub-acute psychiatric residential facility, offering rehabilitative mental health services for severely and persistently mentally ill persons. All mental health services provided by Crestwood's Pathway...
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