Post-Crisis Follow-Up (PCFU) by Providers with Expertise in Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) RFP Grant

The Post-Crisis Follow-Up (PCFU) program aims to support individuals recovering from Behavioral Health crises in King County. This time-limited service, lasting 30-90 days, helps bridge the gap between immediate crisis care and ongoing community-based support. Emphasizing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), PCFU addresses systemic inequities in behavioral health access. DCHS invites Behavioral Health Agencies and Community-Based Organizations to collaborate in implementing these essential follow-up services for both adults and youth.

PCFU is a clinical service intended to support the ongoing recovery and well-being of adults and youth after they have experienced a Behavioral Health Crisis and have been cared for by a CCC. PCFU is not intended to provide long-term, ongoing care and is instead meant to be time-limited, between 30-90 days, to provide direct support to individuals after a crisis and/or serve as a bridge to link individuals to ongoing community-based services. Within the CCC Levy, PCFU fulfills the “someone to follow up” portion of the crisis continuum  and will work closely with CCC operators. PCFU services will be offered throughout King County and PCFU teams shall serve any and all open CCCs.
The emphasis on CLAS in this PCFU RFP aims to ensure that PCFU services meet the needs of those who experience ongoing inequities related to Behavioral Health. During CCC Levy Implementation Planning, DCHS received significant feedback to emphasize CLAS services within the PCFU model, highlighting the overall need in the community for Culturally Appropriate PCFU services. This added level of support between an imminent crisis and linkage to longer-term Behavioral Health care ensures that adults and youth experiencing a crisis have access to sufficient support while linking to new and/or existing Behavioral Health resources.
DCHS seeks Behavioral Health Agencies (BHA) , Community Based Organizations (CBO), and/or other partners to develop and operate PCFU teams with the goal to utilize CLAS best practices to better serve communities facing ongoing inequities and barriers to accessing Behavioral Health resources in the community following a crisis. Awarded Proposers are required to prioritize providing PCFU to individuals discharged from a CCC . Awarded PCFU providers may also provide services to individuals following a crisis that occurs outside of a CCC setting subject to available capacity. Future DCHS Procurements for PCFU may seek services exclusively for adults and youth discharged from CCCs.