DEPARTMENT: Social Services-Children & Family Services
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract With Nexus Family Healing
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a contract with Nexus Family Healing to provide youth shelter support services for youth referred by Dakota County Social Services and Dakota County Community Corrections.
SUMMARY
The Children and Families section in the Social Services department and the Juvenile Corrections section in the Community Corrections department require a vendor to provide services at a Dakota County owned facility, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, for youth who are placed by county child protection, community corrections, children's mental health, crisis response teams, local law enforcement, or other applicable agencies.
Youth shelter support services are provided in a licensed Children's Residential Facility, known as Aspen House. They are defined in and are subject to the standards of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 245A and Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0010 to 2960.0710. Youth shelter support services provide a residential program offering short-term, time-limited placements of 90 days or less to residents who are in a behavioral or situational crisis and need out-of-home placement.
Aspen House provides short-term housing for up to 90 days for up to 12 residents, ages 12-18. County mobile crisis response, juvenile justice, child protection, and children's mental health teams utilize this program when youth temporarily need a safe place to stay away from home while service professionals (social workers, probation officers, therapists) work on reunification or longer-term solutions for the family. The services and programming at Aspen House include family engagement, maintaining family and cultural connections, family therapy, transition planning, and psychoeducation. Educational services are provided on-site in partnership with Independent School District 197.
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