ADOPTED - MARCH 14, 2006
Agenda
Item No. 14
Introduced by the
Human Services and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A
CONTRACT WITH THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH BOARD OF
HELPING KIDS ACHIEVE PROGRAM
RESOLUTION #06-063
WHEREAS, the Community Mental Health Board of Clinton, Eaton, and
Ingham Counties, Lansing School District, and Ingham County Department of Human
Services collaborated to develop a proposal to serve eligible children in the
Lansing School District through the Ingham County Helping Kids Achieve Program;
and
WHEREAS, Community Mental Health will provide intensive home and
community‑based mental health and wraparound services to children within
the Lansing School District with severe emotional disturbances (SED) or
demonstrating other "at risk" behaviors. This initiative targets "at risk"
children in middle and elementary schools who fail to make "adequate
yearly progress" as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act; and
WHEREAS, this program was introduced in FY 2004/05 and the
Community Mental Health Board of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties, Lansing
School District, and Ingham County Department of Human Services have determined
that this program was successful and the Community Mental Health Board of
Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties and the Lansing School District have the
necessary funds to continue the program within their existing budgets.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of
Commissioners hereby approves the Community Mental Health Board of Clinton,
Eaton, and Ingham Counties, Lansing School District, and Ingham County
Department of Human Services’ request, and authorizes a
contract with Community Mental Health Board of Clinton, Eaton, and
Ingham Counties to provide the Ingham Helping Kids Achieve Program, at a cost
of up to $303,175, with the Community Mental Health Board of Clinton, Eaton,
and Ingham Counties, and the Lansing School District responsible for a net cost
of up to $151,587.50 for the time period of October 1, 2005 through September
30, 2006.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the
Community Mental Health Board of Clinton, Eaton, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of
Commissioners authorizes the Board Chairperson and
ADOPTED - MARCH 14, 2006
Agenda
Item No. 14
RESOLUTION #06-063
HUMAN SERVICES: Yeas: Grebner, Bahar-Cook, Hertel, Dedden, Schor, Severino
Nays: None Absent: None Approved
3/6/06
FINANCE: Yeas: Thomas, Hertel, Grebner, Dedden, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: Weatherwax-Grant Approved
3/8/06
Services: Contractor will provide intensive, home
and community‑based mental health and wraparound services to children
within the
Through its
Family Guidance Service (FGS) and Wraparound Staff, Contractor will perform the
following services:
1. FGS will pre‑screen telephonically to
assess likelihood of meeting SED criteria.
2. FGS will perform an intake assessment within
14 days of referral to the program to ensure SED criteria is
met.
3. FGS will assign a qualified, credentialed
therapist and wraparound facilitator (the Team) to each accepted case.
4. Within 14 days of the intake assessment, home‑based
treatment services and family
wraparound services will be initiated.
5. Within 30 days of the intake, the FGS Team
will develop a treatment plan and wraparound plan.
6. Treatment and wraparound activities will be
implemented drawing from a wide variety of CMH and community resources and
approaches to therapy.
Referral
Process: Children meeting
"at risk" criteria may be referred by DHS or the schools by calling CMH’s Children’s Services Access number, providing general
demographic data and a description of the situation. If the CMH staff member determines that the
child is likely to meet SED criteria, an intake assessment is authorized. School staff will assist the child’s
parent/guardian to call CMH to schedule an intake assessment.
Section 2. Compensation:
Ingham DHS shall compensate
Contractor on an all‑inclusive case rate basis of $12,127 per case. For the period October 1, 2005 ‑
September 30, 2006, services under this program shall be limited to 25 cases.