Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #307FY0102

Family Preservation Team

Requester:

Steven Ronik

Organization:

Henderson Mental Health Center, Inc.

Project Title:

Family Preservation Team

Date Submitted:

1/11/2002 3:24:38 PM

Sponsors:

Debby Sanderson

Statewide Interest:

This funding will support a program where therapists work intensively with families following an abuse or neglect report, in order to keep families together and prevent children from referral to the foster care system.

Recipient:

Henderson Mental Health Center, Inc.

Contact:

Steven Ronik

4740 N. State Road 7, Suite 201

Contact Phone:

(954) 777-1626

Ft. Lauderdale 33319

Counties:

Broward

Gov't Entity:

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

Project Description:

The Family Preservation program provides intensive in-home services to families that are at risk of emotional disturbance and currently placed in foster care or are at risk of removal from their home due to abuse and neglect. In-home services consist of individual and family therapy, parenting skills training, psychiatric consultation and community education on abuse and neglect.� The public benefits from this type of service, as it is prevention based.� The goals are to decrease childhood trauma, improve family functioning and to decrease the likelihood that children would be removed from their home due to abuse and neglect.� This service also ensures that children in foster care would not be at risk upon reunification with their biological families.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

The project is currently measuring outcomes through the use of the Adult/Adolescent Parenting Inventory pre and post tests, the Henderson Mental Health Center treatment plan, the Henderson Mental Health Center satisfaction survey, and an analysis of calls placed to the Abuse Registry.� The data is currently being captured by the anaylsis of the following outcome measures: 1) 95% of families who complete the program will have no findings of "some indication" or "verified" child maltreatment within six months of program completion as measured by checking the Abuse Registry; 2) 80% of families receiving parent education and other parent skill building services, lasting six weeks or longer will show improved family skills and capacity to care for their children as measured by the AAPI; 3) 95% of families who complete services will report having overall satisfaction with the services they received as measured by a client satisfaction survey;� 4) 80% of families who complete services will demonstrate improved use of community resources and support as measured by documentation in the case records; 5) 75% of families completing services will successfully complete treatment plan goals and objectives as measured by individual case records; 6)� 100% of participation at educational workshops will be informed of available community resources and ways to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$400,000

Total cost of the project:

$503,474

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

In-Kind Amount:

$103,474

Was this project previously funded by the State?

Yes

Fiscal Year:

2001-2002

Amount:

$400,000

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Yes

Amount:

$400,000

Purpose for future year funding:

Recurring Operations

Will this be an annual request?

Yes

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

Yes

Agency:

Children And Families, Department Of

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

Yes

Is there a documented need for this project?

Yes

Documentation:

County and State Needs Assessment (DCF)

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

Yes

Hearing Body:

Broward County Legislative Delegation

Meeting Date:

1/14/2002