City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to Expand the Department of Community and Human Services System of Care Funding.
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ISSUE: Consideration of a three year grant application to the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) to expand the Department Of Community and Human Services (DCHS) system of care services in support of keeping youth ages 5 - 21 with serious behavioral health problems in the community.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Authorize the submission of the three-year grant application to BDHDS for funding in the amount of $305,771 per year;
(2) Approve a 3.5 FTE increase fully supported by grant revenues, to include:
* A 1.0 FTE Caseworker to provide peer parent partner services as part of the intensive care coordination process,
* Three 0.5 FTE Direct Support Technicians to provide intensive in-home parent coaching services, and
* A 1.0 FTE Health and Community Education Specialist to coordinate a local chapter of Youth MOVE (Motivating Others through Voices of Experience) for youth with experience in the mental health, child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and to provide peer youth partner services as part of the intensive care coordination process.
These grant-funded positions will terminate upon the expiration of the grant. The individuals who fill these positions will be notified of this condition of employment at the time they are hired and will be required to sign an agreement of understanding with regard to this condition. There are no funds available in the City budget to continue these activities once the grant fu...
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