Specifications include, but are not limited to: Our goal in releasing this RFI and the planned RFP is to achieve better and more sustainable positive outcomes for children and families. This requires full family / caregiver engagement during all aspects of a childs care and treatment including residential treatment services. The objective is to be able to provide effective residential treatment services for most youth in Delaware, that prepare families to successfully manage their children at home, and that prevent treatment failure and a return back into care. Likewise, school transitions will be facilitated to maximize the likelihood of academic success, and social supports will be identified and in placeto provide developmentally appropriate resources. Specifically, DPBHS is interested in: 1) Procuring program models that provide trauma-informed care environments and are focused on strengthening connections to the family and community, 2) Embedding evidence-based clinical practices in those programs that are responsive to the complex social, emotional, educational and psychological needs of children and families, 3) Supporting stronger integration and continuity of out-of-home behavioral health services with those that are delivered in the home and community settings
