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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #113 |
| Geriatric Therapeutic Services |
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| Requester: |
Dr. Christine Cauffield |
Organization: |
Coastal Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Geriatric Therapeutic Services |
Date Submitted |
1/7/2005 11:33:56 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The project will focus on older adults with mental health problems, building upon a successful substance abuse treatment model. The intervention and support services offered will reduce the need for more acute care services, which are more costly to the state. The program serves a statewide interest by meeting the needs of a Department of Children and Families target population who would otherwise not have access mental health care. |
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| Recipient: |
Coastal Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Colleen Thayer, APR |
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1565 State St. |
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Contact Phone: |
(941) 927-8900 |
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Sarasota 34236 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| For more than five years, Coastal Behavioral Healthcare has offered Geriatric Therapeutic Services (GTS) to persons 55 and over who currently struggle with substance abuse problems or who have had problems in the past and may be at risk for relapse. We provide individualized intervention and support services in the client's home. This proposal seeks to enhance current programming by offering mental health services in addition to the current substance abuse services we already offer.
The GTS program for older adults focuses on social, emotional, educational, and relationship issues, with a goal of developing new and healthier coping skills. This can be translated into mental health programming, taking into account the characteristics unique to this population. Expanding the Geriatric Therapeutic Services program to seniors in need of mental health treatment in addition to substance abuse treatment will enable Coastal Behavioral Healthcare to reach out to hundreds of seniors not currently served.
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| We anticipate serving significantly more seniors in our community than we currently have the capacity to reach. The estimated number of unserved seniors in Sarasota County is 5,000 - 9,000 |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$202,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$270,200 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$67,550 |
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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: |
$200,000 |
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: |
DCF statistical data on mental illness and older adults |
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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: |
Sarasota County Legislative |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/04/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
