DATE: September 15, 2020
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Chief of Police
SUBJECT
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Adopt Resolutions Approving Agreements with the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency and the Hayward Unified School District for School Based Mental Health Services in the Amounts of $220,000 and $120,000 Respectively and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Agreements
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council:
1. Adopts a Resolution (Attachment II) approving an agreement with the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency (HCSA) for the Our Kids Our Families Program, which provides critical mental health services to youth who attend six Hayward schools; and
2. Adopts a Resolution (Attachment III) approving two agreements with the Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) for school-based mental health services at four Hayward schools and mental health crisis response at all schools; and
3. Authorizes the City Manager to execute the FY20-21 Agreement with the Health Care Services Agency; and
4. Authorizes the City Manager to execute the FY20-21 Agreement with the Hayward Unified School District for school-based mental health services and the FY20-23 Agreement for mental health crisis response and service coordination; and
5. Accepts and appropriates $340,000 ($220,000 from HCSA; $120,000 from HUSD) in payment for these school-based services.
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SUMMARY
Consistent with best practices on the most effective way to serve youth in a school setting, the Youth and Family Services Bureau (YFSB) School-Based Mental Health Programs take a broad approach to serving students by offering a continuum of interconnected school-based behavioral health services that include prevention, early intervention, and treatment for students and their families who attend Hayward Unified School District schools. The key components of the program include:
• Mental health counseling and clinical case management services for youth and families;
• Therapeutic and positive youth development groups;
• Mental health consultation and classroom support for teachers, administrators, and other school staff;
• Workshops, support groups, and other consultation for parents/caregivers;
• Mental health crisis response in the aftermath of school related tragedies;
• Facilitation of school site based multi-disciplinary teams who work together to address the needs of referred youth and manage support resources available at the schools; and
• Active participation in school-wide efforts to create a positive school climate, prevent conflicts and violence, and enhance the community setting for all members.
Under the recommended agreements:
• 4.0 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Family Counselors will provide services to ten identified schools;
• Mental health crisis response will be provided as needed at all sites; and
• All middle and high schools will have YFSB representation on their coordination of services teams to facilitate linkage of referred youth to services.
Council approval is requested to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute: 1) the annual contract with the County for the Our Kids Our Families Program; 2) the annual MOU with HUSD for site based mental health services; and 3) the triennial MOU with HUSD for mental health crisis response and service coordination to maintain these important mental health services for students.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution Approving Agreement with Health Care Services Agency
Attachment III Resolution Approving Agreements with Hayward Unified School District
Attachment IV Our Kids Our Families Program Data
Attachment V HUSD School Based Mental Health Services Program Data