The Pilot is targeted at adults with high and complex mental health and addiction and other needs requiring specialist mental health services to gain and maintain wellbeing in a community setting and other social services support.

The intention is to address the urgent issue of Tangata Whaiora stranded in inpatient services despite no longer clinically requiring that level of service due to being homeless with no suitable accommodation to be discharged to.

The pilot is to support Tangata Whaiora into housing in the community with holistic care provided by a multi-disciplinary workforce (a mix of clinical and non clinical workers, including peer and cultural support workers) who can actively provide support, and connect the person to other supports where needed. The Ministry of Health has defined the services specifications (included as Supplementary material). Detailed processes will be developed and implemented in a co-design process which the providers will be part of once they are contracted.

ADHB are seeking joint proposals for:
1. Wrap-around Services including Flexi-fund
This funding is for FTE including Peer and Cultural Support staff /Packages of Care/Support Hours. Budget approx. $4m. There is also provision for Flexi-Funding.

2. Property Sourcing and Housing Co-ordination / Tenancy Management Services Budget approx. $1.4m
This funding is to engage a Housing Services Provider (HSP) to provide property sourcing and deliver Housing Coordination/Tenancy Management Services.

Providers need to meet the following preconditions:
1)The Wraparound support provider must evidence experience in designing and delivering wraparound support for people with high and complex mental health and addictions needs.
2)The Wraparound support provider must evidence a relationship with and have a functional working relationship with a Community Housing Provider (CHP).
3) The Housing provider must be a registered CHP and have a current Income Related Rent Services Agreement with HUD.

We are looking for Providers to provide these services including wraparound support services for people with high and complex mental health needs and quickly able to connect people to suitable housing.