CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED SERVICES

The contract is for Children's Specialized Services, which includes behavioral health services, crisis intervention, and shelter services for youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The contract has a term of four years, from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2026, with an option to renew for an additional two-year period. The contract value is approximately $20,800,000. The services will be provided by Waymakers, a private company with a place of business in Irvine, CA. Some key points about the job's work and scope-of-work include: * The targeted length of treatment for each client will be no longer than three weeks. * The services will be provided at the site by a team that travels there. * The services will follow a social rehabilitation model that integrates aspects of emergency psychiatric care. * The contractor shall deliver crisis intervention and behavioral health services to SED/SMI children and, when available, their families. * The contractor shall provide contact within two hours of the client's referral for services. * The contractor shall provide treatment services, including clinical and psycho-diagnostic assessment, development of a written treatment plan, and use of individual therapy, brief intensive services, and short and long-term group therapy modalities. Some key points about the contract's requirements and expectations include: * The contractor shall maintain a minimum of three fully licensed and appropriate facilities for the provision of Children's Specialized Services. * The contractor shall provide client access to shelter services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. * The contractor shall ensure that all staff complete the county's annual provider training and staff responsible for input into IRIS complete IRIS new user training. * The contractor shall ensure that annual compliance training is completed as set forth in the compliance paragraph of the contract. The contract also includes requirements for performance outcomes, data collection, and reporting. The contractor shall complete performance outcome measures as required by the state and/or county, and shall cooperate in data collection to develop baseline figures for future evaluation and report performance in terms of client satisfaction, length of stay, and duration of services.