Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #857FY0102

Children's Comprehensive Behavioral Services

Requester:

Jonathan Cherry

Organization:

LifeStream Behavioral Center Inc.

Project Title:

Children's Comprehensive Behavioral Services

Date Submitted:

1/16/2002 4:16:29 PM

Sponsors:

Anna Cowin

Statewide Interest:

F.S. 394.491(3) which pertains to Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services indicates "The system of care should be community based, with accountability, the location of services..resting at the local level."� Without this allocation, the Department of Children and Families, District 13, has no child/adolescent crisis stabilization unit, nor psychiatric hospital beds for children.� This allocation, which was legislated as non-recurring funds in FY-2002, provides for a Baker Act system for children in DCF District 13.

Recipient:

LifeStream Behavioral Center Inc.

Contact:

Jonathan Cherry

515 W. Main Street

Contact Phone:

(352) 315-7506

Leesburg 34748

Counties:

Lake, Sumter

Gov't Entity:

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

Project Description:

This project will fund a child/adolescent (CSU/Inpatient), child psychiatrist (1 FTE), emergency evaluators/screener: (2-FTE) and therapists (7 FTE/5 school based and 2 clinic based).

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

Provision of community based care at the local level as required by Florida Statute 394 and other State contract outcome measures already prescribed by the Legislature.�

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,350,000

Total cost of the project:

$1,800,000

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

Cash Amount:

$400,000

In-Kind Amount:

$50,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

Yes

Fiscal Year:

2001-2002

Amount:

$1,350,000

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Yes

Amount:

$1,350,000

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:

AHCA, District 3 surveys show need for child psychiatric beds in district

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

Yes

Hearing Body:

Lake County Delegation

Meeting Date:

8/29/2001