File #: 24-305   
Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/22/2024 In control: Clark County Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 3/5/2024 Final action:
Title: Ratify the acceptance of the subaward grant in the amount of $8,851,747 from the State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to allow individuals awaiting inpatient restoration services to receive mental health services in jails effective February 21, 2024 through December 30, 2025 and authorize the Administrator to sign grant documents related thereto. (For possible action)
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Jail Based Mental Health DPBH ARPA 2023 Grant SubAward

CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

AGENDA ITEM

 

Petitioner:

Jessica L. Colvin, Chief Financial Officer

Recommendation: 

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Ratify the acceptance of the subaward grant in the amount of $8,851,747 from the State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to allow individuals awaiting inpatient restoration services to receive mental health services in jails effective February 21, 2024 through December 30, 2025 and authorize the Administrator to sign grant documents related thereto. (For possible action)

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FISCAL IMPACT:

Fund #:

2031.000

Fund Name:

County Grants

Fund Center:

5000410200

Funded PGM/Grant:

5000.MHP.2024

Amount:

$8,851,747

Description:

Mental Health Restoration Services Program Grant

Additional Comments:

Requires no matching funds.

 

BACKGROUND: 

The Nevada DHHS Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) has solicited Clark County to apply for an American Rescue Plan Act allocation for the purpose of providing mental health services in jails for those individuals awaiting inpatient restoration services.

Approval of this item will allow the County to engage Wellpath Recovery Solutions (WRS) to provide a 60-bed jail-based mental health program (JBP) within a single Detention Services Division (DSD) inmate module.  The JBP provided by WRS would include:

•                     Admissions screening and assessments
•                     Individualized treatment planning
•                     Intensive day treatment structure
•                     Individual and group treatment
•                     Psychiatric services
•                     Medication and medication monitoring

The primary JBP goal is to introduce mental health treatment at an earlier time in the adjudication of individuals with mental illness and shortening subsequent stays in a forensic hospital.  WRS would have overall clinical and programmatic responsibility for the module while all program staff would be trained to play a role in mental health therapeutic treatment and recovery efforts.  Program staff would include psychiatrists, clinicians, mental health facilitators, activity therapists, a peer support specialist, registered nurse, and administrative support staff.

Staff requests that the Board ratify the submission of the grant application and accept the funds awarded.