INTERFAITH CRISIS RESPONSE

2026-11-03

2 . PROGRAM DESCRIPTION DMH seeks a qualified vendor to implement the Interfaith Crisis Response Training ( ICRT ). The vendor will be selected to develop a curriculum that will be used for in - person training for faith - based representatives countywide . The training will provide four educational topics : 1 ) trauma - informed care , 2 ) crisis intervention 4 ) navigation of County system integration . The Purpose of ICRT is to : 2 . 1 Equip faith - based leaders with behavioral health crisis intervention skills that are culturally appropriate , and trauma informed . 2 . 2 Interfaith collaboration to engage in stigma reduction across Los Angeles County faith communities . 2 . 3 Focus on building skills and resources around suicide prevention , substance use , domestic violence , and access to behavioral health services . 2 . 4 The training will end with a live role - play scenario and formal certification . 3 . PROJECT OBJECTIVES The ICRT is a one - year pilot capacity building project to provide educational knowledge to faith leaders across the County . The objectives of the ICRT are as follows : 3 . 1 Vendor Development of Comprehensive Training Curriculum . 3 . 1 . 1 Vendor shall develop and present for DMH approval a 4 - day training program curriculum with training modules used for training a selected cohort . 3 . 1 . 2 The entire curriculum shall have an implementation timeline that fits within an 8 - month fiscal calendar period to ensure collection of data from the pilot with reporting completed by the 12th month of the fiscal year . The timeline shall reflect key objectives to be completed as follows : 3 . 1 . 2 . 1 January 1 , 2026 , to April 1 , 2026 : Developed curriculum presented to DMH . 3 . 1 . 2 . 2 April 2 , 2026 , to May 1 , 2026 : ( 1 ) DMH and FBAC board executive members review the curriculum for input and the updates / revisions needed for finalization and approval to launch training ; ( 2 ) Recruitment and selection of cohort participants by vendor . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 May 2 , 2026 , to June 15 , 2026 : Weekly training modules scheduled and executed . 3 . 1 . 2 . 4 June 16 , 2026 , to July 15 , 2026 : Collection and compilation of evaluations - pre and post data from cohort trainings , and number of individuals who attended . 3 . 1 . 2 . 5 July 16 , 2026 , to August 30 , 2026 : Final wrap up of invoicing , assessment of continuation of project in future fiscal years and future cohorts . 3 . 1 . 3 Training modules will focus on the below identified core concepts : 3 . 1 . 3 . 1 Foundations of Trauma Informed Care 3 . 1 . 3 . 2 Understanding Crisis & Intervention Techniques 3 . 1 . 3 . 3 Anger , Substance Use , and Behavioral Health 3 . 1 . 3 . 4 Applied Skills ( role play ) & County Systems Integration 3 . 1 . 4 Training curriculum shall reflect modules over a minimum 5 - hour period per training ( including : materials / presentation of training ; participant engagement ; and pre and post testing of participants .) The training will be in person . 3 . 1 . 5 The vendor will be responsible for the combined time requirement : 3 . 1 . 5 . 1 Curriculum Development . 3 . 1 . 5 . 2 Training Participants and Collecting Data and Reporting . 3 . 1 . 5 . 3 Materials development , copying , and translation of materials . 3 . 1 . 6 Vendor will identify a minimum of 16 diverse faith leaders to participate as the first pilot cohort in the project . Selected faith leaders must have documented ( i . e . employed or volunteer at a house of worship ) and demonstrated continuous experience as a faith leader for a minimum of the last two years . Vendor will be required to verify experience . 3 . 2 Weekly Training Modules for Selected Cohort 3 . 2 . 1 Vendor shall provide four training modules listed in Section 3 . 1 . 3 of this Statement of Work ( SOW ), to the selected cohort participants between May 2 , 2026 , to June 15 , 2026

California

2026-03-27