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Madison council approves release of 2026 crisis intervention and prevention RFP with program shifts
Summary
The Madison Common Council unanimously approved a substitute to release the 2026 Crisis Intervention and Prevention Services Request for Proposals, consolidating prior priority areas, emphasizing community-based and lived-experience staffing, and adding youth-specific outcome measures.
The Madison Common Council on Aug. 5 unanimously approved a substitute to release the 2026 Crisis Intervention and Prevention Services Request for Proposals, adopting program and structural changes recommended after community and provider feedback.
The new RFP condenses three prior priority areas into two (crisis intervention support services and prevention services and activities), removes specific case-management language to broaden eligibility for community-based providers, and adds required youth outcome indicators, Community Development Division manager Yolanda Shelton Morris told the council. She said awards from the upcoming process will begin Jan. 1, 2026, and the city plans to release the RFP on Aug. 8.
Why it matters: The RFP funds services intended to prevent crises, stabilize participants and provide alternatives to formal system involvement for youth. Council members who work closely with affected districts said the changes aim to align city funding with community needs and county services and to emphasize local,…
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