Project Information

Bid Title

RFP #26-2070 Early Intervention Programs for Youth and Transitional Age Youth (TAY)

Issuing Agency

Siskiyou County

Location

California

Published Date

Jun 3, 2026

Closing Date

Jun 19, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

RFP #26-2070 Early Intervention Programs for Youth and Transitional Age Youth (TAY)

Bid/RFP Status:

Open - accepting bids and proposals

Bid/RFP Due Date:

Friday, June 19, 2026 - 5:00pm

Bid/RFP Reference Number:

RFP #26-2070

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County is seeking proposals from one or more non-governmental, community-based, organizations with demonstrated experience in behavioral health programming to provide an Early Intervention mental health and substance use disorder services and supports program (hereafter referred to as the “Program”) to serve BHSA priority populations within all areas of Siskiyou County.

This Request for Proposals is specifically focused on Early Intervention services or children, youth, and transitional age youth (TAY) up to age 25 and their families.

Estimated Timeline of Events

Date	Activity
6/3/26	Release of Request for Proposals (RFP)
6/11/26	Deadline to Submit Questions, 5:00 PM
6/19/26	Submission of Proposals, 5:00 PM
6/29/26	Notification of Final Selection

Supporting Documents

RFP #26-2070 - Early Intervention Programs for Youth and Transitional Age Youth (TAY) - Revised 6/3/2026 (276 KB)

RFP #26-2070 - Early Intervention Programs for Youth and Transitional Age Youth (TAY) (276 KB)

RFP #26-2070 - Early Intervention Programs for Youth and Transitional Age Youth (TAY) - Attachment A (228 KB)

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County Of Siskiyou

Request for Proposals (RFP)

RFP # 26-2070 Health and Human Services Agency,

Behavioral Health Division

for

Early Intervention Programs for Youth and Transitional

Age Youth (TAY)

Proposals may be delivered or emailed to:

Sarah Collard

Director

County of Siskiyou HHSA

2060 Campus Drive Yreka, CA 96097

rfp_rfb_submissions@co.siskiyou.ca.us

Proposals Due by:

June 19, 2026

5:00 p.m.

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County of Siskiyou

Request for Proposals

for Early Intervention Program

The following schedule of events will be followed to the extent achievable; however, the

County reserves the right to adjust or make changes to the schedule as needed.

Estimated Timeline of Events

Date

June 3, 2026

Activity

Release of Request for Proposals (RFP)

June 11, 2026

Deadline to Submit Questions due by

5:00 PM

June 19, 2026

Submission of Proposals due by 5:00

PM

June 22-26 2026 Review of Proposals

June 29, 2026

Notification of Final Selection

To Be Announced

Professional Service Agreement

Processed

To Be Announced

Professional Service Agreement Start

Date

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1.0 Preface

Introduction and Background

The purpose of this document is to provide interested parties with information to enable

them to prepare and submit a proposal for Early Intervention services for the Siskiyou

County Health and Human Services Agency’s (“County”) Behavioral Health Division.

County is seeking proposals from one or more community-based, organizations with

demonstrated experience in behavioral health programming to provide an Early

Intervention mental health and substance use disorder services and supports program

(hereafter referred to as the “Program”) to serve BHSA priority populations within all areas

of Siskiyou County.

This Request for Proposals is specifically focused on Early Intervention services or

children, youth, and transitional age youth (TAY) up to age 25 and their families.

Programs funded under this RFP will be part of the County’s Behavioral Health Services

and Supports (BHSS) Early Intervention component and must be designed to prevent

mental illness and substance use disorders from becoming severe and disabling and to

reduce disparities in behavioral health outcomes among eligible youth.

Consistent with BHSA requirements, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of BHSS funding will

be used to support Early Intervention programs, and at least fifty-one percent (51%) of

BHSS Early Intervention funding must be used to serve eligible individuals who are 25

years of age and younger, including transitional age youth.

In March 2024, California voters approved Proposition 1 reforming the Mental Health

Services Act of 2004 into the Behavioral Health services Act (BHSA). The BHSA

prioritizes services for people with the most significant mental health needs while adding

the treatment of substance use disorders, expanding housing interventions, and

enhancing accountability at the state and local levels. The BHSA has three components:

Behavioral Health Services and Supports, Full-Service Partnerships, and Housing

Interventions. Siskiyou County’s BHSA Integrated Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2029 cand

be found here: https://www.siskiyoucounty.gov/behavioralhealth/page/bhsa.

Funding Availability: The County anticipates that up to $200,000 per fiscal year will be

available for Early Intervention programs under this RFP, for a total anticipated amount

of $600,000 over the three (3) fiscal year contract term, subject to available BHSA

funding, County approval, and contract execution. The County reserves the right to award

funding to one or more contractors.

Siskiyou County is a rural county with geographic isolation, transportation barriers,

workforce shortages, and limited service capacity that constrain access to timely

behavioral health care. The County’s Community Planning Process identified the need to

expand early intervention supports for children, young people, and families, strengthen

school- and community-based services, and reduce geographic and transportation-

related barriers to care.

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Program Overview

Early Intervention is a proactive approach that identifies and addresses behavioral health

concerns at an early stage, before they escalate into more severe or chronic conditions.

Under BHSA guidelines, Early Intervention focuses on strategies directed to eligible

individuals, including indicated prevention and case identification. Services may be

provided to individuals who do not yet meet diagnostic criteria but are at risk or

experiencing early signs of mental health or substance use disorder, including those with

known risk factors such as trauma or Adverse Childhood Experiences. Allowable activities

include outreach, education, assessment, brief interventions, and linkage to appropriate

services and treatment. County Early Intervention programs prioritize BHSA priority

populations with the goal of early identification, access, and connection to care as

needed.

BHSA goals include:

• Reaching and serving high need priority populations.

• Increasing access to substance use disorder services, housing interventions, and

evidence-based and community-defined practices and building the behavioral

health workforce.

• Focusing on outcomes, transparency, accountability, and equity.

Services should be culturally responsive and should meet people in settings that feel

familiar and welcoming, honor community identity, and reduce barriers to care.

Programs must draw from evidence-based practices and serve as an entry point for

individuals who may be at risk for, or beginning to experience, mental health or substance

use concerns.

The Program shall be a multi-service mental health program that provides ethnically and

culturally diverse opportunities in a healthy, inclusive manner with a wide spectrum of

activities that foster recovery and resiliency. Any individual experiencing behavioral health

challenges, and/or their family members, shall be welcome to participate in Program

activities.

The Early Interventions services will operationalize community priorities identified in the

County’s 2026-2029 Integrated Plan Community Planning Process, including expanding

early intervention support for children, young people, and families, strengthening school

and community-based services, and reducing geographic and transportation-related

barriers to care.

The Program shall seek input and guidance from Participants as a required element to

the planning of activities, service delivery, and operating guidelines for the Program. The

Program shall form relationships with community-based agencies and service providers

in order for Participants to link to additional community services and supports. The

Program staff shall be actively involved in providing support and linkage as needed.

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2.0 Scope of Work

Services the successful Proposer will be expected to provide, include but are not limited

to:

1. Evidence Based/Promising Practices

a. Early Intervention Focus and Target Populations

The Program shall provide Early Intervention behavioral health services and

supports for BHSA-eligible children, youth, and transitional age youth up to age

25, consistent with the Behavioral Health Services Act Policy Manual, who are at

risk of, or beginning to experience, mental health and/or substance use conditions

but may not yet meet diagnostic criteria. Priority shall be given to youth

experiencing or at risk of childhood trauma, including youth experiencing

homelessness, justice-involved youth, child welfare-involved youth, 2S/LGBTQ+

youth, a youth from populations with identified behavioral health disparities.

Services may also include supports to parents and caregivers that strengthen the

youth’s behavioral health outcomes, including engagement, education, and

navigation support.

b. Required Early Intervention Priorities

The Program must be designed to reduce the likelihood of the following adverse

outcomes among BHSA-eligible youth: suicide and self-harm, school

suspension/expulsion or school failure, unemployment, prolonged suffering,

homelessness, or removal of children from their homes, incarcerations, overdoes,

and the development or worsening of mental illness in children and youth.

Proposers shall identify which of these outcomes their Program will directly

address and describe the strategies, activities, outcome and evaluation process,

and measures that will be used to track progress.

c. Childhood Trauma Early Intervention

The Program shall include specified interventions focused on childhood trauma

and toxic stress, targeting children and youth exposed or at risk of exposure to

adverse childhood experiences, community and historical trauma, and prolonged

stress. Allowable activities may include:

• Trauma-informed outreach and engagement to youth experiencing

homelessness, justice-involved youth, LGBTQ2+ youth, and child welfare-

involved youth.

• Use of developmentally appropriate trauma and behavioral health

screening tools, with timely linkage to Early Intervention services.

• Multigenerational family engagement, education, and support to strengthen

resilience and promote healing.

• Collaboration with child Welfare, schools, Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans,

and homeless youth providers to coordinate care and address social drivers

of health.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
• NAICS 611710Educational Support Services

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