The County of San Bernardino Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), is seeking proposals from organizations and agencies to provide a proposed plan for the provision of One Stop Transitional Age Youth (TAY) centers within the West Valley, Eastern Desert and High Desert regions of the County.
The One Stop TAY Center will provide integrated services to the unserved, underserved, and inappropriately served TAY (ages16-25) with or at-risk of mental health issues, high users of acute facilities, homeless or at-risk of homelessness caused by an existing out of home placement, have co-occurring disorders, with a history of incarceration, institutionalization, and recidivists with significant functional impairment.
The One Stop TAY Center will provide Full Service Partnerships (FSP) services to seriously emotionally disturbed children and adolescents and youth with serious mental disorders.
There will be a menu of available recovery, wellness and resilience services at the centers, including, but not limited to: 24/7 access to an inter-disciplinary team of behavioral health professional staff and peer advocates, easy access to all needed services from community partner agencies, housing support, educational/vocational training, job search and coaching, skill building necessary for community life, recovery and co-occurring specialized programs, recreation activities, access to showers and laundry facilities, e-mail/internet access, childcare for TAY with infants and toddlers, and other necessary referrals for community integration.
