Arkansas Department of Education

The buyer seeks to implement a comprehensive K-12 mental health and substance use referral and care coordination program for students, staff, and families. The program will include an online referral platform, insurance navigation, care coordination, and referrals to mental health and substance use treatment providers. The buyer aims to improve access to mental health services for students by removing barriers to care and ensuring they receive needed support.

• 4/3/2025 - Proposal Opening Date
• 4/3/2025 - Proposal Due Date
• 6/1/2025 - Anticipated Contract Start Date

• Experience providing mental health or substance use referral services to minors
• Referral platform used by educators in at least one other state for at least two years

• Implement comprehensive K-12 mental health and substance use referral program
• Provide insurance navigation for private and public insurance plans
• Establish HIPAA and FERPA-compliant parent release form and interagency MOU
• Facilitate referrals to mental health and substance use treatment providers
• Provide multilingual care coordination support
• Implement online referral and care coordination platform
• Conduct outreach and marketing campaign
• Provide ongoing technical support and maintenance
• Generate monthly impact reports and quarterly/annual expenditure reports
• Conduct ongoing satisfaction surveys