Provision of services for Youth Residential Rehabilitation Units located at Greenslopes, Cairns and Townsville

Children's Health Queensland is seeking Proposals for Youth Residential Rehabilitation Units located at Greenslopes, Cairns and Townsville.
The scope of services to be delivered in each Youth Resis include provision of a bed-based residential service for up to five young people 24 hours per day, 7 days per week in accordance with the Model of Service (Appendix 1). The service will:

• Provide high quality care to young people with a focus on building resilience, fostering individual wellbeing, and assisting in the recovery of an appropriate developmental trajectory.
• Provide transitional life skills programs that operate five days per week and include targeted flexible programs aimed at individual, family and group therapeutic support, and independent living skills.
• Assist young people to maintain hope and progress in their recovery, and to live with mental health issues where such issues persist in the long term.
• Support young people and their families/carers, including facilitating smooth transition to other appropriate services.
• Assist young people to maintain or regain engagement in developmentally appropriate learning or vocational tasks.
• Work with young people to develop their personal support systems, and live successfully within their community.
• Reduce the need for inpatient admissions.
• Decrease stigma and discrimination within the local community and reducing barriers to social inclusion for young people.

For detailed information on the specific goods / services sought under this tender, please review the "Invitiation to Offer "