Specifications include, but are not limited to:Child maltreatment is a significant public health and public safety concern with long lasting impact for children, families, communities, and the state as a whole. DCF recognizes the importance of proven prevention strategies as well as the need for the development of innovative prevention strategies in order to address successfully the safety and well-being of children and families. Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention services under this RFP will be focused on enhancing support to children and families and preventing child maltreatment through mental health services, substance abuse and treatment services, and in-home parent skill-based programs. The proposed services must be tailored to the unique demographic, geographic, cultural, and governance characteristics of Wisconsin, including the presence of a county-administered child welfare system. The service model proposed should be an innovative approach for your community that is in response to a need or problem to be solved. Your proposed approach can be one of the two following options: 1. Implementation of an evidence-based model An organization can choose to implement a model or program that has been researched and will be implemented to fidelity of the model. Organizations proposing use of an existing evidence-based model can select from the following national registries listing evidence-based programs: - California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare http://www.cebc4cw.org/ - Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development https://www.blueprintsprograms.org/ - Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness https://homvee.acf.hhs.gov/ - Crimesolutions.gov https://www.crimesolutions.gov/ - National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (SAMHSA) https://knowledge.samhsa.gov/ta-centers/national-registry-evidence-based-programs-and-practices An organization may also choose to add an evidence-based model (from the clearinghouses listed above) to an already existing service or program. This addition should be intended to innovate or change an already existing program or service, to improve the impact and effectiveness of that program or service in response to a community need. 2. Implementation of a proposed new service model for which an evidence-base is not yet developed (hereby referred to as “new service model”) Organizations proposing a new service model can propose an intervention not listed in one of the above registries but that contain key aspects of existing evidence-based practices that lead to successful outcomes for child and family safety. Proposers must provide a description of the intervention model and a rationale for how the program element leads to successful outcomes.