The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is interested in contracting with one (1) Mental Health vendor to provide Children’s Therapeutic Services and Supports. CTSS is a flexible package of mental health services for children (includes adolescents and young adults up to age 21) who require varying therapeutic and rehabilitative levels of intervention. CTSS covers services for a diagnosed emotional disturbance or diagnosed mental illness in children that are determined to be medically necessary by a mental health professional. The services are delivered using various treatments and combinations of services designed to reach outcomes identified in the individual treatment plan. Goals of CTSS are to: • Restore a child, adolescent, or young adult to an age and developmentally appropriate level of functioning. • Teach and practice skills which help the child, adolescent, or young adult to cope with mental health symptoms. CTSS is a rehabilitative service which can be used to deliver: psychotherapy or skills training. Psychotherapy treats the underlying mental illness and skills training facilitates psychosocial skill development. (3) windows with blinds Specific Requirements: 1. Staff additions: Approved by the contracting officer based on supporting operational data. When provider/clinician are added, a ninety-day notice will be given to Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in writing. 2. Staff Schedules: All clinical staff schedules will be created by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Client Access team and managed by the Health Services Director at the direction of the contracting officer. Contractor will provide a staff schedule at a minimum of sixty days in advance. Health and Human Services reserves the right to give thirty-day notice to request a work site change.
