Specifications include, but are not limited to: The primary focus will be to actively seek out, engage, assess, and refer individuals with serious mental illness or co-occurring disorder with serious mental illness (SMI) and substance use disorder (SUD) to appropriate service providers and community supports. The staff configuration for this agreement will consist of 3 full time employee (FTE) Behavioral Health Specialists, and 3 FTE Mental Health Clinicians in the following teams: Community Outreach and Engagement One Behavioral Health Specialist and 2 Mental Health Clinicians will support in coordinating outreach and engagement efforts in the Stanislaus County community. These staff will be primarily stationed at the Stanislaus County Access Center located at 912 D Street Modesto and will work with local shelters in Stanislaus County to support the target population. The Behavioral Health Specialist assigned to this function will carry a target case load of 30 clients and the 1 Mental Health Clinician will carry a target case load of 20 clients. Stanislaus County Community Assessment Response and Engagement Team Contractor shall assign 1 FTE Mental Health Clinician and 2 FTE Behavioral Health Specialists to the Community Assessment, Response, and Engagement (CARE) team and focus on serving the CARE population who struggle with mental health and substance abuse problems and are experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. FTE is defined as 40 hours per week. The CARE team will utilize the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model with a target case load of 15:1 client to staff ratio. The Clinical Team Lead will provide ongoing supervision and oversight of both the Outreach and Engagement and the CARE teams. The target population for services include: • Underserved Community Members: Adult individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness or co-occurring SMI and SUD and are receiving some services but are not provided the necessary or appropriate opportunities to support their recovery, wellness and/or resilience. • Unserved Community Members: Adult individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness who may be exhibiting symptoms of mental illness or may have serious mental illness or co-occurring SMI and SUD who are not currently receiving mental health services. Individuals who may have had only emergency or crisis-oriented contacts and or services from the County may also be considered unserved. • Homeless individuals and the CARE population in Stanislaus County.
