Specifications include, but are not limited to: Purpose San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), which may also be referred to as the “County” is seeking applications from interested and qualified organizations and agencies to provide a proposed plan for the provision of Children Residential Intensive Services (ChRIS) in Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTP). This Request for Applications (RFA) will be an ongoing procurement. The ChRIS program is a structured residential program that utilizes STRTPs that are also Full Service Partnerships (FSP) as well as the values and principles of the Integrated Core Practice Model (ICPM) to provide necessary services during the period of placement and up to 2 months after the child/youth has left the STRTP, in order to facilitate a successful transition to a lower level of care. ChRIS will allow for the provision of a Full Service Partnership program, including Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS), to children and youth in residential settings. This Request for Applications (RFA) is being released to ultimately allow DBH to compile an active list of eligible service providers to be used on a case-by-case basis (i.e., When a San Bernardino County Medi-Cal Beneficiary is placed at the provider’s STRTP facility). DBH makes no guarantee of minimum or maximum number of children and youth referrals and/or revenue as a result of a contractual agreement between DBH and provider.
