Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Interlocal Agreement
Project ID (if applicable): FY26_OD2A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services that the County Judge execute an interlocal agreement with The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD in an amount not to exceed $602,652.75 to support activities focused on reducing overdose deaths for the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) Local Grant project.
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Background and Discussion:
The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD operates The Substance Use Disorder Outreach Program (SUDOP) which allows Community Health Workers to provide intake assessments and make referrals to detox and/or outpatient services for individuals in the community. SUDOP operates as a community outreach program that responds to individuals experiencing substance use disorders and/or mental health disorders who desire change and need assistance in building a foundation for their recovery.
The SUDOP team is a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Master-Level Clinicians, Care Coordinators, Psychiatric Technicians, and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors (LCDC). SUDOP services are available for adolescents and adults ages 14 years or older. The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD (originally Harris County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center - MHMRC) has provid...
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