Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1517FY0102

Fellowship House Forensic Diversion Project

Requester:

Fellowship House

Organization:

Fellowship House

Project Title:

Fellowship House Forensic Diversion Project

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 2:54:00 PM

Sponsors:

J. Alex Villalobos

Statewide Interest:

Up to 23% of Florida's jail inmates have serious mental illness.� Florida's local jails have become the largest public psychiatric facilities, housing five times more people with mental illness than the state's psychiatric institutions.

Recipient:

Fellowship House

Contact:

Cindy A. Schwartz

5711 South Dixie Highway

Contact Phone:

(305) 667-1036

Miami, Florida 33143

Counties:

Dade

Gov't Entity:

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

Project Description:

This project will serve individuals that experience severe mental illness and have been identified by the Miami-Dade county Courts as in need of diversion to community-based treatment and rehabilitation.� The goal of the project is to assist these individuals to become engaged in treatment rehabilitation and support services that are essential to their long term successful adaptation to community living.� This will be accomplished by providing comprehensive psychosocial rehabilitation services, i.e., housing, case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, outpatient treatment and community employment.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

Specific outcomes will include decreased incarceration and psychiatric hospitalization recidivism and increased functional capacity and community tenure.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,369,727

Total cost of the project:

$1,369,727

Request has been made to fund:

Operations and Construction

What type of match exists for this project?

None

Was this project previously funded by the State?

Unknown

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Yes

Amount:

$652

Purpose for future year funding:

Recurring Operations

Will this be an annual request?

Yes

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

Unknown

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

Is there a documented need for this project?

Yes

Documentation:

District II Mental Health and Substance Abuse Plan 2000-2003

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

Hearing Body:

Miami-Dade Delegation

Meeting Date:

10/1/2001