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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1123 |
| Short-Term Adult Residential Treatment |
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| Requester: |
Brevard County |
Organization: |
Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Short-Term Adult Residential Treatment |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2005 5:07:47 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Posey |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Reduction of state psychiatric hospital bed utilization, this program complies with mental health mandated treatment and jail diversion program. |
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| Recipient: |
Circles of Care |
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Contact: |
James B. Whitaker |
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400 East Sheridan St. |
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Contact Phone: |
(321) 984-4900 |
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Melbourne 32901 |
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Contact email: |
jwhitaker@circlesofcare.org |
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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: |
| A 16-bed, 90-day intensive locked facility where chronic mentally ill clients can get continued treatment and medical management. Provides a program to meet mental health mandated treatment law and divert persons from jail and the state mental health hospital. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Diversion of chronically mentally ill from jail and hospital Emergency Rooms and also the reduction of patients court-ordered to State Mental 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? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$300,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$100,000 |
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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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Brevard County Commission on Mental Health and Community Solutions |
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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: |
Local Needs Assessment-Brevard County |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/05/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
