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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #20 |
| Zero Exposure |
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| Requester: |
Mary Lynn Ulrey, CEO |
Organization: |
The Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office, Inc. (DACCO) |
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| Project Title: |
Zero Exposure |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2005 9:20:05 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Miller |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Zero Exposure is a model for the entire state of Florida that, when fully implemented, will significantly reduce the number of substance exposed infants (goal: zero) thus reducing medical costs (neonatal services, ongoing medical care); costs of child removals from parents, educational costs, and criminal justice costs over the life of the child. |
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| Recipient: |
Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office, Inc. (DACCO) |
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Contact: |
Mary Lynn Ulrey, CEO |
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1920 E. Hillsborough Ave. Suite 200, 2nd Floor |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 231-1340 |
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Tampa, FL 33610 |
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Contact email: |
marylynnu@dacco.org |
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| Counties: |
Hillsborough |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The Zero Exposure, a partnership between DACCO and Healthy Start, in continuation FY05, provides substance use Screening, Assessment, Referral and Treatment (SART) to any pregnant woman in participating obstetrician or health clinic offices. A simple screening instrument, the 4P's plus, is administered to the pregnant women by medical staff. A positive screen/assessment initiates a referral to a Zero Exposure staff member who 1) provides early pregnancy education that includes the effects of ATOD on the fetus; 2) Completes further screening tools to engage the mother and gather information 3) determines the level of substance abuse treatment needed by the mother; 4) provides linkage to gender specific substance abuse treatment programs for comprehensive assessment, intervention and treatment services up to and including transportation; 5) provides linkage and coordination between treatment and the obstetricians; and 6) gathers data for evaluation by Florida Mental Health Institute. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Reduction in substance exposed infants, as evidenced by: 1) decrease removal of infants from mothers at birth due to drug exposure, 2) pregnant women completing gender specific treatment programs, 3)decrease in Fetal Alcohol for women involved with ZEP |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$264,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$330,000 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$66,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2004 |
Amount: |
$250,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$264,000 |
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: |
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) survey and statistics in Hillsborough County |
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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: |
Hillsborough County Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/19/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
