To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
From: Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Meeting Date: October 7, 2025
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Department Contact: |
Jenine Miller, Psy.D. |
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707-472-2341 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: N/A |
Agenda Title:
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Approval of Agreement (First Amendment to Agreement No. MH-25-013) with Star View Behavioral Health, Inc. in the Amount of $354,000 for a New Agreement Total of $404,000, to Provide Mental Health Services to Qualified Mendocino County Clients, Effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Approve Agreement (first amendment to Agreement No. MH-25-013) with Star View Behavioral Health, Inc. in the amount of $354,000 for a new Agreement total of $404,000 to provide mental health Services to qualified Mendocino County clients effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; authorize the Health Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not affect the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
May 13, 2025, Purchasing Agent Approval - PA 26-19, MH-25-013
Summary of Request:
Star View Behavioral Health, Inc., operating as Star View Adolescent Center in Torrance, California, provides essential services for high-need adolescents. The center offers a comprehensive mental health treatment program specifically designed for young people who face severe emotional challenges that cannot be effectively addressed in other existing community-based intensive treatment programs.
The multilevel program at Star View Adolescent Center combines high-quality residential care and educational services with mental health treatment and rehabilitation. This integrated approach helps avoid the need to admit children in acute psychiatric crisis to hospitals where they are unfamiliar and may struggle to resume their residential placements. The center caters to children who have experienced severe complex trauma or who have serious emotional challenges requiring intensive services in a secure environment. Star View Adolescent Center is a 60-bed facility, serving children aged 12 to 17.
Currently, there are no local facilities in Mendocino County that can provide the specialized mental health services for adolescents offered by Star View Adolescent Center. As a result, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) aims to continue its contract with Star View Adolescent Center through this proposed amendment for adolescent mental health services to qualified clients in Mendocino County. This amendment will allow BHRS to maintain mental health services for adolescents already placed at Star View Adolescent Center, where they will benefit from a range of mental health services. The overall goal is to enhance client functioning and facilitate their successful discharge or transition to a lower level of care, including community placements or reunification with families or guardians.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Return to staff for alternative handling
Strategic Plan Priority Designation: A Safe and Healthy County
Supervisorial District: All
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At: N/A
Fiscal Details:
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source of funding: 4050 |
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current f/y cost: $404.000 |
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budget clarification: Funding for this contract amendment comes from the distribution of those unused contract funds, which are immediately available for use, and additional Realignment dollars as needed. This will be reflected in Q1 adjustment. |
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annual recurring cost: No |
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budgeted in current f/y (if no, please describe): No |
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revenue agreement: No |
AGREEMENT/RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNSEL: Yes
CEO Liaison: Tony Rakes, Deputy CEO
CEO Review: Yes
CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Atlas Pearson, Senior Deputy Clerk |
Final Status: Approved |
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Date: October 7, 2025 |
Executed Item Type: Agreement |
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Number: 25-167 |
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