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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #294 |
| New Horizons Dual Diagnosis Residential Program |
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| Requester: |
Evalina Bestman, Ph D |
Organization: |
New Horizons CMHC, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
New Horizons Dual Diagnosis Residential Program |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2004 4:50:35 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provides aftercare for dually dignosed inmates upon release from correction facilities, reducing re-entry to criminal justice system. |
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| Recipient: |
New Horizons CMHC, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Evalina Bestman, Ph D |
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1313 NW 36th Street, Suite 400 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 635-0366 |
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Miami 33142 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The prisons/jails are currently occupied by individuals who are mentally ill and/or substance abusers or have co-occurring illness. The explosion in America's prison population during these past two decades is due overwhelmingly to crimial activity linked to drug and alcohol abuse. At the same time the criminal justice system is overwhelmed with the mentally ill due to lack of community based alternative aftercare. 50% of state parole and probation violators were under the influence of drugs, alcohol or both when they committed their new offense. Inmates who are alcohol and drug abusers and mentally ill are the most likely to be reincarcerated - again and again.
The continued implementation of an aftercare and residential program for dually diagnosed individuals, involved with mental illness and substance abuse, released from correction facilities will assist in the reduction of criminal acts that are drug related and their consequences.. Funds now expended on rearrest and reimprisonment for these individuals can be reduced. |
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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: |
| 70% of severely mentally ill participants will start to receive mental health treatment voluntarily within six months; 30% of substance abuse participants will successfully complete substance abuse treatment within one year; 40%of participants without income/entitlement will apply for SSI within 60 days; 65% of participants without life skills will voluntarily enroll in day treatment and start day treatment services within 60 days; 80% of participants will maintain permanent residence for at least one year; 40% of participants will enroll in employability skills training within 90 days of admission. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$600,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$600,000 |
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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 |
$90,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$10,000 |
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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: |
$90,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$600,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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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: |
University of South Florida's Survey and Study for Development of Dual Diagnosis Services for DOC |
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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: |
Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/13/2003 |
