SERVICES FOR URBAN PROGRAM FOR THE NASHVILLE AREA

Provide a community-based Continuing Care Substance Abuse program for eligible Urban Indian population residing in the following states: TN, NC, AL, GA, FL, PA, NY, ME, MA, CT, SC, MS, LA, VA, WV, MD, DE, NJ, NH, VT, RI AND TX. This acquisition is set-aside for Organizations with a 51% Native American Indian Board, in accordance with Title V of Public Law 93-437, Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Primary emphasis in providing services will consist of the following: Provide a community based continuing care substance abuse program that includes the following program components Prevention Outpatient Aftercare Coordinate services with local substance abuse, mental Health, medical and social service providers to assure eligible Indian clients are accessing available resources. Contractor shall provide regularly scheduled continuing care services to eligible individuals and their families at risk of developing or experiencing substance abuse related health and social problems. The Continuing Care Program consists of treatment components including prevention, crises intervention, outpatient, aftercare, follow-up, and referrals. As a minimum the contractor must possess state certification for alcoholism or substance abuse counseling and have five (5) years experience in treatment and counseling and have documentation for related supervised in-service training in one of the specially fields such as addiciion studies, counseling techniques and/or social services activities related to alcohol and substance abuse treatment.