# Michigan VSS #ITN-491-260000000043-1

MDHHS seeks Six Core Strategies implementation services to reduce restraint and seclusion

**Posted:** September 29, 2026
**Respond By:** October 06, 2026
**Identifier:** ITN-491-260000000043-1
**NAICS:** 611430, 541611

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is seeking implementation support for Six Core Strategies to reduce restraint and seclusion in child-serving settings.
- **Buyer:** Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Lansing issuing office.
- **Named provider:** American Association of Childrens Residential Centers (ACRC), identified in the notice as the only authorized U.S. provider of the Six Core Strategies model for children and youth residential programs.
- **Services requested:** Technical assistance, coaching calls, Six Core Strategies training, a Quality Improvement Collaborative, Congregate Care Institute webinars, and an Aftercare Project Workgroup. No quantities or part numbers are provided.
- **Purpose and notable requirement:** Support implementation of an evidence-based, trauma-informed organizational model intended to reduce restraint and seclusion. The notice cites continuity, staff and agency buy-in, and implementation concerns as reasons a change to a different training curriculum could increase related risks.

### Description

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services intends to negotiate with the American Association of Children's Residential Centers (ACRC) to implement Six Core Strategies, an evidence-based, trauma-informed model designed to reduce the use of restraint and seclusion in child-serving settings. The contractor must provide technical assistance, coaching calls, training, a Quality Improvement Collaborative, Congregate Care Institute webinars, and an Aftercare Project Workgroup. The source states that ACRC is the only authorized U.S. provider for this model in children and youth residential programs and describes continuity and transition risks associated with changing providers.

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