Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #636FY0102

Infant Mental Health Program

Requester:

Gail Atchison, Ph.D.

Organization:

Clay County Behavioral Health Center

Project Title:

Infant Mental Health Program

Date Submitted:

1/15/2002 10:26:32 AM

Sponsors:

Stephen Wise

Statewide Interest:

Florida's Strategic Plan for Infant Mental Health.

Recipient:

Clay County Behavioral Health Center

Contact:

Stephen Hill

3292 County Road 220

Contact Phone:

(850) 668-3900

Middleburg 32068

Counties:

Clay

Gov't Entity:

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

Project Description:

This program seeks to reduce the overwhelming number of children suffering from mental health problems and reduce the need for foster care placement.� The State of FL recently constructed a strategic plan in order to alleviate disorders of childhood including depression, traumatic stress disorders and attachment disorders.� The Clay County Behavioral Infant Mental Health Program proposes to follow the state's strategic plan and provide services on three levels:

A) Prevention practices for all children�

B) Relationship based mental health services for children birth to age five.� These children may suffer from delays, disabilities or other risks for a variety of reasons.

C) Effective mental health, substance abuse and co-occurring disorder treatment for primary care providers and children birth to age five.� This treatment includes children already exhibiting emotional disorders.

Clay County Behavioral Health Center currently provides prevention-based services for children ages six through seventeen.� The Infant Mental Health Program will complement the current services well.� Infant Mental Health will prevent delinquency, school failure, dropouts from school, substance abuse and a host of other social problems by its preventative nature.� A program as described builds strong families for the future.� Should more information be needed about this trend for Infant Mental Health, www.zerotothree.com is an excellent reference.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

A) Raise community and professional awareness of the need for Infant Health Programs by presenting (24) twenty-four presentations during the year.� Participants will be provided with a pre and post test related to Infant Mental Health issues.

B) Provide screening, assessment and referral to (20)twenty families per month for children birth to age five.� These referrals include court, Dept. of Children and Families and other community agencies at not cost to the family.

C) 90% of families indentified will be successfully engaged and benefit from the treatment provided, as is evidenced by increased level of family functioning scores.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$125,000

Total cost of the project:

$157,000

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

Cash Amount:

$22,000

In-Kind Amount:

$10,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

No

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Unknown

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:

FL Strategic Plan for Infant Mental Health and meets community needs.

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

Yes

Hearing Body:

Clay County Legislative Delegation

Meeting Date:

9/24/2001