Specifications include, but are not limited to: 3.1 Analyze the most current county census data (including demographics of age, gender, ethnicity, residence areas, poverty levels, and risk factors) and national prevalence data to calculate regional and local prevalence rates. In addition, the final report should identify gaps in current data available and recommend means for collecting and analyzing future data, including data relating to timely access to services. 3.2 Broadly assess the current continuum of care for people with behavioral health needs and disorders, including current services and supports available through publicly funded and privately funded delivery systems. The final report should identify current gaps in behavioral health services and provide an analysis of state, regional, and local prevalence rates as compared to state, regional, and local service rates to establish unmet service needs. The final report should also assess impacts and costs of unmet service needs, identify current resources available to meet those needs, calculate potential return on investment of implementing best practices, determine appropriate resource allocation, and establish a prioritization for serving unmet needs. 3.3 Analysis throughout the project of key stakeholder input, utilizing focus groups and other survey methods. Stakeholders must include the following entities: • Consumers • Behavioral Health and Prevention Providers • Medicaid • Unified Judicial System • Department of Corrections • Indian Health Services • Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board • Department of Tribal Relations • Tribes • National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) • Institutions of Higher Education • Other groups as agreed upon by the DBH 3.4 Provide technical assistance regarding how services can be implemented or expanded to fill identified gaps in existing behavioral health services, based on recommendations from the final report. 3.5 Submit an executive summary report highlighting the assessment results and recommendations for services, along with a comprehensive report and presentation of the assessment’s results. A draft report is due October 30, 2020, with a final draft due November 30, 2020.