5.1. Introduction Eleven (11) awards will be made through this RFP to eleven (11) teams. Youth ACT team start-up will include OMH involvement to provide support around the development of the team. The team will start based on OMHs determination of readiness. Monthly calls and/or meetings will be held with the Youth ACT Team awardee. 19 The selected agencies will establish the Youth Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team according to the Youth ACT Program Guidelines and Part 508 regulations, which can be found in SFS under the Event Comments and Attachments Page. The Local Governmental Unit (LGU), Director of Community Service (DCS)/Mental Health Commissioner has a statutory authority and responsibility for oversight and cross-system management of the local mental hygiene system to meet the needs of individuals and families affected by mental illness, substance use disorder and/or intellectual/developmental disability in their communities. LGU collaboration is a vital part of the work of Youth ACT. Applicants must notify the LGU(s) of their intent to apply. 5.2. Objectives and Responsibilities Youth ACT Providers will follow the Youth ACT model, delivering services that comprehensively address the needs of the child/youth within the family, school, medical, behavioral, psychosocial, and community domains. Youth ACT providers will receive referrals from C-SPOA and have timely admissions. Youth ACT providers will have the capacity to serve either 28 or 36 children and families in each team, as identified in Section 1.1and the capacity for maintaining required staffing levels. Youth ACT providers must adhere to the fidelity of the Youth ACT Team model, including: o Building a multi-disciplinary team providing coordinated services from a Youth ACT framework, with mental health clinicians including psychiatric prescribers, family/youth peer advocates, clinical staff, and a program assistant. Based on their respective areas of expertise, the team members will collaborate to deliver integrated services of the individual’s choice, assist in making progress towards goals, and adjust services over time to meet the individual’s changing needs and goals. The Youth ACT provider should have all staff cross trained for all specialty staffing areas. The ACT provider will ensure all staff on an ACT team must have experience in providing direct services related to the treatment with families and children with serious emotional disturbance. o Delivering comprehensive and flexible treatment, support, and rehabilitation services to children/youth in their natural living settings rather than in hospital or clinic settings. This means that interventions and skills training will be carried out at the locations where children/youth live, work, and socialize, and where support is neede
