Department: County Administration
Department Head/Elected Official: David Berry, County Administrator
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): ARPA_COMBHEALTH
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval of an amendment to an interlocal agreement with The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD to update the federal award table for consistency with their budget for the Community Initiated Care program.
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Background and Discussion:
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health impacts in Harris County, with residents experiencing elevated rates of stress, substance abuse, and suicide. Youth, Black and Hispanic residents, women, and low-income families have been particularly impacted.
The Community Initiated Care program presents a unique opportunity to strengthen community mental health and build community resilience, with a focus on zip codes experiencing high incidence of suicide. This community-based mental health project aims to leverage established social support systems to create a longstanding impact on mental health and emotional well-being within target neighborhoods. Positive social contagion behaviors, combined with existing trust and common lived experiences amongst community members will: evoke change in attitudes and beliefs related to mental health and related treatment options; equip communities with skills to allow them to intervene on issues of mental health; and build an access bridge to qualified mental health professionals.
In the original Community Initiated Care contract, the indirect cost rate was captured in the budget but not in the federal aw...
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