To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Request for Proposal No. DHHS2022-03 High Fidelity Wraparound Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve issuance of Request for Proposal No. DHHS2022-03 High Fidelity Wraparound Services.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
DHHS-Behavioral Health Fund (1170)
DHHS-Social Services Fund (1160)
DISCUSSION:
As amended by the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), Section 672(k)(4)(F) of Title 42 of the United States Code, requires six months of aftercare services to be provided to youth exiting Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs). California operationalized FFPSA's mandate in Welfare Institutions (WIC) Code 4096.6, which states that by October 1, 2021, each county child welfare agency, probation department, and mental health plan will jointly provide, arrange for, or ensure the provision of the six months of aftercare services for youth and nonminor dependents transitioning from a Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) to a family-based setting. Aftercare support in California will, by October 1, 2022, utilize California's High-Fidelity Wraparound model. High Fidelity Wraparound Services are a strengths-based planning process that occurs in a team setting to engage with children, youth, and their families.
To meet this mandate, the County of Humboldt ("County"), by and through its Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health and Children's Welfare Services is seeking approval to issue this Request for Proposals ("RFP") to solicit Proposals from qualified professionals to provide High Fidelity Wraparound Services ("Services") to eligible DHHS - BH and CWS clients, as well as potential clients involved in the Juvenile Probation system.
The Successful Proposer will be required to provide, in accordance with any and all applicable local, state and federal laws, regulat...
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