ADAMH Needs Assessment

ADAMH Board of Franklin County

Request for Proposals

Needs Assessment for Uninsured People in Franklin County

 The Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County (ADAMH) is requesting proposals to conduct a comprehensive study for assessing mental health and alcohol and drug addiction treatment and prevention service needs for uninsured people in Franklin County . The Board is also looking to evaluate the need for community addiction and mental health treatment, support, and rehabilitation services. ADAMH will use the assessment to make future contracting decisions.

Background:

ADAMH is a local, levy-funded agency that plans, funds, and evaluates behavioral healthcare services in our community. ADAMH does not provide any direct alcohol, drug, or mental healthcare services, but instead contracts with more than 35 non-profit organizations. ADAMH will provide the current demographic profile of the ADAMH system to the contractor. Additional information about ADAMH may be found at www.adamhfranklin.org.

Purpose:

The focus of the needs assessment will be to produce policy-relevant and action-driven information that will:

• Outline Franklin County's trends of addiction and mental illness and pertinent behavioral health care needs, and
•  Project current and near future (next 5-7 years) need for publically-funded behavioral healthcare treatment, support, and prevention/wellness services for uninsured Franklin County residents, including:
• Addiction and mental health treatment and prevention services, (e.g. outpatient, community psychiatric supportive treatment services, residential, partial hospitalization, and inpatient care); Vocational/employment services for persons recovering from addictions or mental illness;
• Peer support & family support services for persons receiving addiction or mental health services;
• Adults and older adults with severe mental disability;
• Children & adolescents with severe emotionally disability;
•  Transitioning young adults (18-23);
• Pregnant and addicted women;
• Early childhood mental health services.

 Deliverables:

The consultant will provide:

1.     Demographic profile of Franklin County;

2.     Estimations of mental illness and substance use prevalence;

3.     Demographic profile of the uninsured population in Franklin County who may need mental health &/or substance use treatment services;

4.     Estimation of the size of the population needing publicly-funded mental health &/or substance use services;

5.     ADAMH's penetration rate in providing services;

6.     Estimation of the resulting unmet needs for mental health and addiction treatment and prevention services by specific populations and levels of care.

Project Timeline:

• Proposals received by 12 noon on Friday, December 6, 2013;
•  Proposal scored & follow-up presentations concluded by Friday, December 20, 2013;
• Contract awarded, pending Board approval, by Wednesday, January 29, 2014;
•  Final needs assessment completed by Monday, September 8, and presented to the Board of Trustees by Tuesday, September 23, 2014.

 Proposal Components:

A completed proposal should have the following four components:

• Project summary (one page, single-spaced);
• Project narrative (not to exceed 20 double-spaced pages, excluding references and appendices);
• Project staff curriculum vitae;
• Project budget and timeline (written report completed by Monday, September 8, 2014).

Cost Estimates:

The maximum budget for the study is not to exceed $80,000.

Selection Criteria:

Selection criteria are based on the following:

• Overall quality and clarity of project proposed;
• Validity and reliability of deliverables, including quality of data used and strengths of methodology;
• Timeliness of the project focusing policy-relevant and action-oriented recommendations to inform policy development and implementation;
• The applicants experience and qualification, and ability to work with the funder and meet the funder's specifications;
• The reasonableness of budget and timeline in view of the proposed study components.

 Due Date:

To be eligible for consideration, please submit a completed proposal by 12 noon, Friday, December 6, 2013, to sreal@adamhfranklin.org.

Please direct your questions to Sue Real, Director of Planning & Evaluation, by phone (614-222-3764) or email (sreal@adamhfranklin.org).