All correspondence must be made through the Vendor Portal. Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Department will allocate up to $907,700 annually, a combination of $607,700 in City of Albuquerque dollars and $300,000 in Bernalillo County Behavioral Health Initiative dollars, for the implementation of a Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) team for residents of Bernalillo County. An additional $300,000 in one-time dollars from the Bernalillo County Behavioral Health Initiative may be awarded in year one to cover the cost of one-time expenses. Medicaid and other commercial health insurances are expected to be utilized for services for covered individuals. FACT teams provide services that are client-focused, community-based, time-unlimited and delivered by a multidisciplinary team person-centered, trauma informed, and deliverable as needed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These services include intensive, continuous engagement and ensure fidelity to the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model. Treatment (FACT) which is a service delivery model intended for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) who are involved with the criminal justice system. These individuals may have co-occurring substance use and physical health disorders. Their needs are often complex, and their disorders are often under-managed and further complicated by varying degrees of involvement with the criminal justice system. FACT builds on the evidence-based assertive community treatment (ACT) model by making adaptations based on criminal justice issues—in particular, addressing criminogenic risks and needs. In this sense, FACT is an intervention that bridges the behavioral health and criminal justice systems.
