DHHR's Bureau for Social Services (BSS) is releasing this call for information to collaborate with the community as the State continues to decrease its reliance on residential mental health treatment facilities (RMHTFs) and increase the availability of well-supported, home- and community-based options.
Through Friday, September 30, 2022, BSS is requesting innovative ideas for serving youth who do not meet clinical diagnostic criteria for an RMHTF but are unable to be matched with a foster or adoptive home, for various reasons. The focus of this service must be to provide safe, stable, and family-like living arrangements while simultaneously searching for a permanent family setting.