Pays Care Solace up to $102,291 to connect students and families with mental health care

The district is paying Care Solace, Inc. for a web-based service that helps staff, students and family contacts find and connect with mental health treatment providers, including a "Warm Hand-off" process. A separate data sharing agreement (DSA) covers the student information shared with the vendor. Both run from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, and the work began before the Board's vote.

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Vendor / partner: Care Solace, Inc. · San Diego, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Student health, support & family services
Term: Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
This vote: $102,291
Funding: ESSR III
Resource / site: 3213-901
Vendor no.: 007294
Presented by: Superintendent
File: 24-0519 · agenda T.-48
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Mar 27, 2024

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Service Agreement (SA) and Data Sharing Agreement (DSA), each, by and between the District and Care Solace, Inc., San Diego, CA, for the latter to provide a web-based URL - caresolace.com - to assist District including staff, students, and family contacts designated by District in locating and connecting with mental health treatment providers and to facilitate a Process called the "Warm Hand-off" based on District information provided to Solace for a student or family in need of mental health treatment, all of foregoing as set forth in Agreement, for the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, in an amount not-to-exceed $102,291.00 and of a Data Sharing Agreement, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof, with vendor for the same time period as Service Agreement, each, via the Office of the Chief of Staff.

History

Mar 27, 2024 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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