Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: September 16, 2026
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
FROM: Carrie Mathes, FNIGP, CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., Manager II, Procurement Division
CONTACT: Isabelle Klier-Graham, Manager II, Mental Health and Homeless Issues Division
PHONE: 407-836-3187
SUBJECT: Approval of Amendment No. 7, Contract Y23-1066, Provision of Funding a Multi Systemic Therapy Psychiatric Program
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval of Amendment No. 7, Contract Y23-1066, Provision of Funding a Multi Systemic Therapy Psychiatric Program, with Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, in the amount of $33,090.63, for a revised total contract amount of $1,555,458.14. ([Community and Family Services Department Mental Health and Homelessness Division] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
This amendment increases the FY2027 budget to support the budgetary needs for the renewal of Multi Systemic Therapy Psychiatric (MST-PSYCH) evidence-based practice for the Youth Mental Health Commission.
FUNDING:
Funding is available in account numbers 0001-062-2501-8610 and 0001-062-2519-8610.
APPROVALS:
The Mental Health and Homelessness Division concurs with this recommendation.
REMARKS:
On July 25, 2023, the Board authorized award of Y23-1066 with Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, in the total contract amount of $1,383,970.46, for a one-year term with further approval for the Procurement Division to renew the contract for three additional one-year terms.
MSTPSYCH became the second evidencebased model adopted by the Youth Mental Health Commission in August 2018. Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health (Devereux) built a specialized clinical team to launch this highintensity practice in Central Florida, and Devereux and with Orange County’s support remain the region’s sole MSTPSYCH providers.
MSTPSYCH works to reduce behavioral and mental health symptoms, strengthen family functioning, support school and work engagement, and decrease risks such as arrests or ...
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