Third Party Administrator Services

The Vendor is required to provide that third party administrator services.
- Develop and coordinate ways to reduce and circumvent stigma, including self-stigma, and discrimination related to being diagnosed with a mental illness, having a mental illness or seeking mental health services.
- Educate individuals on ways to recognize and respond effectively to early signs of potentially severe and disabling mental illness; this includes reaching out to individuals with signs and symptoms of a mental illness, which can assist the individual with recognizing and responding to their own symptoms.
- Educate individuals, agencies and communities on mental health service programs to assist prevention of the onset of mental health related problems.
- Emphasize strategies to reduce the following negative outcomes that may result from an untreated or delayed treatment of mental illness, including but not limited to:
• Hospitalization;
• Suicide;
• Incarcerations;
• School failure or dropout;
• Unemployment;
• Prolonged suffering;
• Homelessness; and
• Removal of children from their homes
- Conduct weekly staff meetings and weekly individual supervision of all staff by organization program manager.
- Coordinate with agency directly-operated teams to ensure staff and services are available and easily accessible throughout the county.
- Upon receiving referrals, utilize available resources and provide agency approved outreach/linkage services to individuals and families.
- Provide ride-hailing transportation services (e.g. Lyft, Uber, etc.) and a safe place for pickup to clients who require transportation to and from their appropriate services.
- Referrals should be tailored to the individuals needs and ensure a warm handoff for any referred service provided; follow-up within 72 hours of any referral to ensure individuals have the needed resources.
- Provide training programs for all new employees and continuing in-service training for all staff that provide services through this work order.
- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: April 02, 2025