Award
Pinellas County 22-0292-P
Pinellas County Empowerment Team 2.0 - Intensive Case Management
Recipient
Directions for Mental Health, Inc. DBA Directions for Living
Award Amount
$1,942,500.00
Ceiling
$1,942,500.00
Awarded
October 01, 2022
Identifier
22-0292-P
Pinellas County awarded Directions for Mental Health, Inc. DBA Directions for Living a contract for intensive case management services under the Empowerment Team 2.0 program, focusing on adults with severe mental illness to reduce jail involvement and improve care coordination.
Description
This award is for providing intensive case management services under the Pinellas County Empowerment Team 2.0 program. The project involves human services consulting, including mental health services, targeting adults with severe and persistent mental illness who are overinvolved with the County Jail and public crisis stabilization units. The awardee is responsible for assertive engagement and intensive case management to improve behavioral health, criminal justice, and housing linkages.