Specifications include, but are not limited to: The County intends to create youth residential crisis stabilization services within the metro area to better meet the needs of families with youth who are experiencing acute mental health and complex behavioral health crises. The County has analyzed the needs of the youth in these situations and in out of state treatment programs to define where to build local capacity to keep these youth close to home while addressing their treatment needs. The County has adopted a national best practice framework for serving the priority population called System of Care (SOC). The SOC Model is predicated on keeping youth and families together, reducing disparities, and providing services in a manner that addresses mental health and behavioral needs in a way that reinforces sustainable, positive outcomes for youth and families. This RFP was developed from County analysis and aligns with the County’s SOC founded on the following Core Values and Principles: SOC Values: • Family Driven and Youth Guided – Families are engaged as active participants at all levels of planning, organization, and service delivery. • Culturally and Linguistically Competent – Learning and incorporating the youth and family’s culture, values, preferences, and interests into the planning process, including the identified language of the family. • Community Based – Identifying and utilizing supports that are least restrictive, accessible, and sustainable to maintain and strengthen the family’s existing community relationships. SOC Principles: • Family Voice and Choice; • Team Based; • Natural Supports; • Collaboration; • Community Based; • Culturally Competent; • Individualized; • Strengths Based; • Unconditional; and • Outcome Based.
