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Committee forwards amendment to extend MA'AT youth mental‑health contract and add roughly $3.25 million
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted 2–0 to forward a DPH resolution to extend the Department of Public Health's contract with Homeless Children’s Network through June 30, 2027 and increase the not‑to‑exceed amount by about $3.25 million, bringing the total to just under $11.8 million.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 4 voted to forward a resolution authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between the Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Homeless Children’s Network to extend the contract term through June 30, 2027 and increase the not‑to‑exceed amount by roughly $3.25 million.
DPH Director for the Children, Youth, and Family System of Care and Behavioral Health, Faranaz Farman, described two MA'AT programs under the contract: a clinical program providing culturally congruent outreach, low‑threshold wellness services and specialty mental‑health treatment for children, youth and families historically underserved by traditional treatment; and a prevention and early‑intervention community mental‑health program funded by the Behavioral Health Services Act that focuses on outreach to LGBTQ+ youth and early‑childhood consultation.
The amendment, as presented, extends the contract to cover October 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027 and increases the total contract value to just under $11.8 million. Nick Menard of the Budget and Legislative Analyst's (BLA) office summarized monitoring findings, saying the contractor is generally meeting goals and noting the program’s annual cost is about $3.7 million, roughly 60% funded by the general fund and 40% by state and federal sources. The BLA recommended approval.
Committee members asked about the metrics underlying the BLA’s “commendable” rating. Farman and the BLA cited specific targets and outputs: in FY24–25 the MA'AT specialty mental‑health contract was set to serve 70 clients and deliver about 2,217 units/hours of service; the program uses the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) outcome tool, and one monitoring domain requires that 80% of clients improve on at least 50% of CANS items.
There was no public comment on the item. Chair Supervisor Steven Sherrill moved to forward the resolution to the full Board with a positive recommendation; the roll call recorded Vice Chair Mahmood and Chair Sherrill voting "aye" and the motion passed in committee.
The resolution is expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda on June 16, 2026 for final action.
