County of Orange Opengov #042-2735902-JC

Suicide and Self-Harm Reduction Services

The County of Orange Health Care Agency has awarded a contract to Didi Hirsch Psychiatric Service, doing business as Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, a California nonprofit corporation, for the provision of Suicide and Self-Harm Reduction Services. The contract period is from August 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with a total amount not to exceed $1,650,000. The services are to be provided to residents of Orange County, California, focusing on individuals experiencing thoughts of self-harm or suicide, survivors of suicide attempts, and family members or loved ones affected by suicide loss. The awarded services include evidence-based individual and family therapy, group interventions, peer support, case management, screenings, assessments, and community-based loss response support. Specific service delivery requirements include screening a minimum of 350 individuals, providing intervention and support to at least 250, conducting 1,200 individual or family therapy sessions for at least 150 unduplicated participants, and facilitating 120 support group sessions for no less than 100 participants. The contract mandates culturally and linguistically appropriate services, trauma-informed care approaches, and integration of peer support by certified peer specialists. Staffing requirements include a total of 12.85 full-time equivalents across various roles such as program director, clinical supervisors, therapists, intake counselors, peer support specialists, and administrative staff. The contractor must maintain facilities at 2000 E. 4th Street, Suite 201, Santa Ana, CA 92705, with specified hours of operation and capability for evening and weekend services. The contract includes detailed compliance, confidentiality, indemnification, insurance, audit, and reporting provisions. The contractor is required to comply with HIPAA and related privacy and security regulations, including maintaining a Business Associate Contract and Personal Information Privacy and Security Contract. The contractor must submit monthly fiscal, staffing, and programmatic reports, maintain data accuracy and certification, and participate in community engagement and county meetings. The contract also specifies limitations on the use of funds and requires the contractor to ensure that all staff obtain National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) and complete required trainings. The contract is governed by California law and includes provisions for termination, dispute resolution, and assignment. The place of performance and delivery is Orange County, California, with the contractor's main office located at 4760 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA 90230. The contract is administered by the County of Orange Health Care Agency, Contract Services, located at 405 West 5th Street, Suite 600, Santa Ana, CA 92701-4637.

Description

Contract for provision of Suicide and Self-Harm Reduction Services between County of Orange and Didi Hirsch Psychiatric Service dba Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services from August 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The contract amount not to exceed $1,650,000, reimbursed on actual cost basis, paid monthly in arrears. The services are aimed at residents of Orange County, California.

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