Request for Proposal for Prevention And Early Intervention Services

Prevention And Early Intervention Services Prevention And Early Intervention (Pei) As Defined By The Department Of Health Care Services Is A Set Of Services Designed To Prevent Mental Illness From Becoming Severe And Disabling. Pei Programs Improve Timely Access To Services For Underserved Populations, Include Components Similar To Programs That Have Been Successful In Reducing The Duration Of Untreated Severe Mental Illnesses, And Assist People In Quickly Regaining Productive Lives. Successful Programs Emphasize Strategies To Reduce The Negative Outcomes That May Result From Untreated Mental Illness. Services The Successful Proposer Will Be Expected To Provide May Include One Or More Of The Following: • Early Intervention • Outreach • Prevention • Access And Linkage To Treatment • Stigma And Discrimination • Suicide Prevention 2.1 Early Intervention • “Early Intervention Programs” Are Treatment And Other Services And Interventions, Including Relapse Prevention, That Address And Promote Recovery And Related Functional Outcomes For A Mental Illness Early In Its Emergence, Including The Applicable Negative Outcomes Listed In Welfare And Institutions Code Section 5840, Subdivision (D) That May Result From Untreated Mental Illness. • Early Intervention Programs May Include Services To Parents, Caregivers, And Other Family Members Of The Person With Early Onset Of A Mental Illness. Examples Of Early Intervention Programs For Various Target Populations May Be Found In Attachment A, Pages 20-22, 53-59, 73-76, 86-91, And 100-101. 2.2 Outreach • “Outreach” Is A Process Of Engaging, Encouraging, Educating, And/Or Training, And Learning From Potential Responders About Ways To Recognize And Respond Effectively To Early Signs Of Potentially Severe And Disabling Mental Illness.

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