Description
The State of Hawaii Department of Health is seeking bids for services to update the Statewide Disaster and Emergency Behavioral Health Response Plan. The selected vendor will coordinate and facilitate planning activities, assess existing disaster behavioral health capabilities, update relevant plans and agreements, and support the development and delivery of training and simulation exercises. The goal of this project is to strengthen Hawaii's capacity to provide coordinated, evidence-based behavioral health services during disasters and emergencies. Key tasks include: reviewing and integrating existing disaster and emergency plans, enhancing collaboration among behavioral health and emergency-management stakeholders, defining roles and responsibilities, and building workforce capacity through training and simulation exercises.
• The project will assist the Adult Mental Health Division and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division in reviewing and integrating existing disaster and emergency plans.
• The project will enhance collaboration among behavioral health and emergency-management stakeholders.
• The project will define roles and responsibilities and build workforce capacity through training and simulation exercises.
• The project will support the development and delivery of training and simulation exercises to build capacity among partner agencies.