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R -- ANALYSIS OF STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT BY KEY STATE & LOCAL STAKEHOLDER COALITIONS SOL 00M008061 POC Larry Pope, Contracts Spec., 301-443-8826, Joe Pirrone, Contracting Officer, 301-443-8826 WEB: Program Support Center, Program Support Center. E-MAIL: PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, lpope@psc.gov. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), through the Program Support Center, General Acquisitions Branch intends to award a 12 month sole source Simplified Acquisition to the National Mental Health Association. An Analysis of Strategy Development by Key State and Local Stakeholder Coalitions to Address the Needs of Families in Which a Parent has a Mental Illness will be developed. Support and technical assistance to five selected sites in formulated strategies to change mental health service delivery policies and practices for this population will be provided. The National Mental Health Association will utilize the Invisible Children's Program (ICP), developed by the Mental Health Association of Orange County, New York, as a model for effective systems collaboration and policy develpment to provide innovative and flexible family centered services to these families. The National Mental Health Association staff, incollaboration with the pilot sites and ICP, will develop anynecessary educational materials within six months of contract award to assist sites in adaptation of the ICP model. No solicitation is available. The expected date of award is July 21, 2000. Posted 06/30/00 (W-SN470568). (0182)

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