Description
The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City is seeking a qualified consultant to deliver tailored technical assistance to three mental health shelters within the NYC single adult shelter system. The consultant will work closely with the DSS HSO and DHS team to develop a technical assistance plan with tools and materials and deliver this specially designed training and technical assistance in the selected Intervention Shelters for a pilot program. The ultimate clinical goals of the project are to break cycles between shelters and streets, improve access to care, reduce reliance on emergency healthcare utilization, and improve overall health and housing outcomes of mental health shelter clients. Key responsibilities include:
• Developing technical assistance tools for DHS
• Implementing the Behavioral Health Model of Practice
• Integrating clinical staff and the BHMP into standard shelter operations
• Conducting a program evaluation of the pilot
• Learning valuable lessons for TA implementation to be used at all mental health shelters