Crisis Stabilization Unit

General work description: The County of Orange (County) Health Care Agency (HCA) is seeking proposals from qualified organizations to provide Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) Services. The primary goal of this program is to provide crisis stabilization for clients experiencing acute behavioral health crises that cannot wait until regularly scheduled appointments regardless of the voluntary or involuntary status of the client. CSUs provide outpatient psychiatric stabilization services on a twenty-four seven (24/7) basis, client walk-in as well as police drop-off capability, recovery-focused services (including Peer Mentors) that borrow from the best principles for operating crisis stabilization programs -- while adding components, including provision of medical triage with basic laboratory capability similar to basic urgent care centers. The goal is also to provide better geographic access to services, depending on the provider(s) chosen.