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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2205 |
| Family Emergency Treatment Center |
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| Requester: |
Jeffrey C. Anglin, MSW |
Organization: |
Family Emergency Treatment Center |
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| Project Title: |
Family Emergency Treatment Center |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 11:21:51 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Delivery of mental health and substance abuse services, which is a statewide problem. |
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| Recipient: |
First Step, Manatee Glens, and Coastal Behavioral Healthcare |
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Contact: |
Jeffrey C. Anglin, MSW |
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1404 14th Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(941) 708-5710 |
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Bradenton 34205 |
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| Counties: |
Manatee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| FETC is a 24 hour, seven day a week emergency walk-in clinic for mental health and substance abuse. Restoration of full funding is requested to continue operations in Manatee County, first funded during the 1998 Legislative Session. The FETC is a collaboration between three behavioral health organizations: First Step, Coastal Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. and Manatee Glens Corp. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The FETC has met or exceeded all performance contract outcome measures mandated by the Department of Children and Families in every contract since 1998. The Bradenton Family Emergency Treatment Center was the first of its kind in the state of Florida. To date, the model has been replicated in at least eight other communities throughout the state. FETC exists to provide timely, cost-effective care to persons in mental health or substance abuse crisis. Based on the model of emergency walk-in clinics for acute physical care, the FETC serves to treat persons in mental health crisis before the condition escalates. Prior to the existence of the FETC, these patients were often needlessly Baker Acted, went to hospital emergency rooms for treatment, or involved law enforcement in lengthy searches for disposition. All these actions occurred at great expense to the community. The FETC also commissioned an independent review by Englehardt and Associates, a Tampa-based consulting firm with 28 years of experience in behavioral healthcare. The review stated that "over 1,615 unduplicated persons were served in the first year, with approximately one third of them diverted from more restrictive and costly services. Based on the first year diversions,"the report states, "FETC is saving approximately $697,000 (per year) in publicly financed inpatient services." In 2002/2003, the FETC is adapting its services to address the current acute-care (Baker Act) crisis in Manatee County. Beginning in November 2002, a FETC staff member was placed in Manatee Glens Hospital, with the goal of helping patients break the cycle of hospitalization and become more fully functioning. In 2003, the FETC will unveil a Mobile Crisis Response Unit (MCRU). This team of licensed mental health professionals serves to reduce unnecessary Baker Acts, and to ameliorate the tragic criminalization of mental illness. By traveling with law enforcement or EMTs to the scene of the crisis, the MCRU will assist law enforcement in the effective disposition of mental health crises. Mobile Crisis Response is supported by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill at the state and national level. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$300,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$900,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Annual Review and Progress Report, Englehardt and Associates (2001) |
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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: |
Manatee County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/16/2002 |
