The selected contractor will oversee the operation of the eight-room 23-hour crisis stabilization program in the new Clackamas County Stabilization Center. The primary aim is to divert individuals from jail and emergency departments, reducing unnecessary utilization of public safety resources and hospital admissions across Clackamas County. The contractor will be expected to provide supportive services and attend to individuals within a 23-hour window. The facility-based 23-Hour Stabilization Center will operate within a smaller, non-institutional structure, primarily offering stabilization services for up to twenty-three hours. The facility will adopt a “no wrong door” approach, ensuring it accepts anyone requiring crisis services with no cost to the client. Individuals referred or offered transport to the 23-Hour Stabilization Center must voluntarily agree to services. The selected contractor will create an environment designed to be more trauma informed and comfortable than that of a clinical institution. The 23-Hour Stabilization Center will be designed to serve adults experiencing the acute phase of a behavioral health crisis primarily through continuous observation. Supportive and continuous supervision is an invaluable component for several reasons, including that it: 1. Provides a secure environment and sufficient time for a comprehensive crisis evaluation. 2. Allows the multidisciplinary team time to intervene to prevent unnecessary hospitalization or premature discharges. 3. Enables individuals in crisis, including those experiencing acute symptoms of mental illness, to undergo a thorough evaluation and receive appropriate treatment. 4. Gives the multidisciplinary team the opportunity to address other barriers to health and wellbeing, including housing insecurity or homelessness.
