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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2406 |
| Focussed Outreach Intervention Program |
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| Requester: |
Barbara Daire, LCSW |
Organization: |
Suncoast Center for Community Mental Health |
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| Project Title: |
Focussed Outreach Intervention Program |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 1:57:05 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Sebesta |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provide crucial counseling services to adress the mental health needs of prisoners and recently-released offenders. Program will reduce recidivism and treat the mentally ill. |
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| Recipient: |
Suncoast Center for Community Mental Health |
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Contact: |
Barbara Daire |
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4024 Central Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 327-7656 |
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St. Petersburg 33711 |
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| Counties: |
Pinellas |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Focused Outreach targets individuals in the Criminal Justice System who are diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness. This program links with them prior to release to accomplish a two-fold goal: to increase the likelihood that they will follow up with community-based services upon their release, and to decrease the likelihood that they will be re-incarcerated in the future. This porposal supports and enhances the existing program, with the inclusion/expansion of a receiving center, operated by local community mental health agencies. Services include: immediate evaluation and assessment; psychosocial assessment; individual & family therapy; psychiatric evaluation; medication therapy; assistance in locating housing; assistance in meeting parole or probation requirements; advocacy in court proceedings; care coordination; group therapy. Outreach is conducted in many locations (including jails, hospitals, homeless shelters, and halfway houses). |
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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: |
| Reduce recidivism and provide mental health services to at-risk members of the community. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,387,500 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,587,747 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$200,247 |
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In-kind Amount |
$17,670 |
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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: |
$387,500 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,387,500 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Children And Families, Department Of |
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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: |
Procalamation from Pinallas County Sheriff and others |
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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: |
Pinellas County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/14/2002 |
