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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1158 |
| Short Term Residential Treatment Facility (SRT) |
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| Requester: |
Mr. Jim Whitaker, President of Circles of Care |
Organization: |
Circles of Care |
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| Project Title: |
Short Term Residential Treatment Facility (SRT) |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2004 10:24:00 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Posey |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To meet a glaring gap in mental health treatment as identified by the Brevard County Commission on Mental Health and Community Solutions. |
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| Recipient: |
Circles of Care of Brevard County |
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Contact: |
Mr. Jim Whitaker |
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400 E. Sheridan Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(321) 984-4900 |
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Melbourne 32901 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Brevard |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Money required to operate a 16-Bed Short Term Residential Treatment Facility (SRT) in Brevard County. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Would provide Judges and option to divert Baker Act patients into the SRT instead of Jail, it could provide diversion prospects for mentally ill inmates, and it could provide the county with a local treatment option that can stabilize the seriously mentally ill and eliminate the need for treatment at the state psychiatric hospital |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,400,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,400,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,400,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Mental Health Study Commission, needed to provide intervention for individuals suffering from Severe |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Brevard County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/08/2004 |
