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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1424 |
| Family Emergency Treatment Center |
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| Requester: |
Jeffrey Anglin, MSW |
Organization: |
Family Emergency Treatment Center |
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| Project Title: |
Family Emergency Treatment Center |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2004 9:06:57 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The project offers mental health and substance abuse services to children, adults, and families, regardless of ability to pay. Almost all of the individuals served are uninsured or indigent. |
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| Recipient: |
First Step |
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Contact: |
Jeffrey Anglin |
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1404 14th St. W. |
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Contact Phone: |
(941) 708-5710 |
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Bradenton 34205 |
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Contact email: |
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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. Originally funded with $1,000,000 in recurring dollars, funding for the program was reduced during the 2002 Legislative Session. Funding at the level of $900,000 is requested to continue operations in Manatee County. The FETC is a collaborative between three behavioral health organizations: First Step, Coastal Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. and Manatee Glens. |
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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 performances contact 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 Florida. To date, the model has been replicated in at least eight other communities throughout the state. The 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 treats 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 state that "Over 1615 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 impatient services."
The FETC has adapted its services to address the current acute-care (Baker Act) crisis in Manatee County, with the goal of helping patients break the cycle of hospitalization and become more fully functioning. The FETC now operates a Mobile Crisis Response Unit (MCRU). The MCRU 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 Reponse 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: |
$900,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,300,000 |
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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 |
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Cash Amount |
$400,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2003-2004 |
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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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: |
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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No |
