The Office of Mental Health announces the availability of capital funds for the acquisition of new property, construction of new facilities or rehabilitation of existing buildings for the development of new Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF), also known as Residential Treatment Facilities (RTFs), within three distinct regions in New York State. As a part of a historic investment in mental health services for children, adolescents and adults, the Office of Mental Health is seeking to increase PRTF accessibility by opening new PRTF programs to serve children and adolescents based on regional and statewide need. PRTFs are voluntary sub-acute inpatient psychiatric programs and are statewide resources that serve children and youth from all regions, regardless of region of location. The terms PRTF and RTF are used interchangeably within this RFP. The purpose of the RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified organizations to provide high-quality, trauma sensitive, youth and family oriented, and evidencebased RTF program services. Successful applicants will demonstrate in their proposal a direct relationship between the proposed capital project and the clinical capacity to meet RTF eligible population needs by operating a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 40 beds per site. Successful applicants will demonstrate in their proposal an understanding of NYS and federal requirements for operating an RTF and the commitment and capacity to meet these requirements.
