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After hours of testimony and debate, supervisors award suicide prevention contract to Didi Hirsch
Summary
Following extensive public comment from survivors and providers and a contested procurement debate, the Board voted down the staff recommendation for OCAPICA and approved a substitute motion awarding the suicide and self-harm reduction services contract to Didi Hirsch; staff will return with a contract and Didi Hirsch may subcontract to preserve multilingual survivor supports.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors on June 24 debated and ultimately awarded the county's suicide and self-harm reduction services contract to Didi Hirsch after lengthy public testimony and an apparent split over procurement scoring and Medi-Cal billing readiness.
The meeting opened item 51 with the health care agency's recommendation to award the contract to the Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA). OCAPICA representatives described a multilingual, multi-county capacity and readiness to begin services July 1. Dozens of public commenters — many survivors and clinicians from Didi Hirsch and community providers — urged the board to retain Didi Hirsch, emphasizing specialized…
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