UAC Special Population Continuum of Care Network

The Administration for Children and Families is establishing the UAC Special Population Continuum of Care Network to coordinate licensed and accredited providers for unaccompanied alien children. This network focuses on ensuring the least restrictive levels of care across various specialized settings, including Secure, Diagnostic Centers, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities, Residential Treatment Centers, Therapeutic Group Homes, Heightened Supervision Facilities, and Partial Hospitalization Programs. Each Continuum of Care will operate within a specific geographic region and must maintain a minimum number of beds per level of care. The primary objectives of the network are to manage timely admissions, conduct diagnostics, facilitate clinically necessary transfers between care levels, and oversee discharges and family unifications. This initiative is categorized under NAICS code 561210.