Western Australian Interim Youth Mental Health and AOD Homelessness Service

The Mental Health Commission (MHC) is seeking a provider or a consortium of providers to provide accommodation and support services in line with the service requirements for up to 16 beds as an interim service (while a purpose-built facility is being constructed).

The interim accommodation may be for less than 16 beds and be provided in one facility or through several. It is preferred that the interim youth mental health and AOD homelessness service is located in the North Metropolitan health region, or surrounding suburbs.

Adequate and appropriate infrastructure needs to be available with an expected operational start date of May 2021. To ensure the proposed infrastructure is appropriate, the MHC reserves the right to undertake site visits (including an interim inspection by the Licencing and Accreditation Regulatory Unit (LARU)) as part of the contract award decision. These site visits may apply to all Respondents to the Request. Specifically, the availability of a suitable provider and their capacity to provide quality services, within existing infrastructure (with minimal refurbishment and/or significant associated costs to achieve LARU standards) will influence the award of contract.

The interim youth mental health and AOD homelessness service aims to enhance individual wellbeing, optimise independent functioning and improve quality of life for young people who are homeless and have a mental health issue, with or without a co-occurring AOD issue. Through the provision of recovery programs in a residential setting, young people using this service will be supported to transition from homelessness or being at risk of homelessness, to suitable, stable and safe accommodation.