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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #948 |
| Project Safety Net - Community Based Service Expansion |
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| Requester: |
Jerry Kassab |
Organization: |
Lakeside Alternatives, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Project Safety Net - Community Based Service Expansion |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2004 11:52:39 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Posey |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project supports the Governor's goal of protecting one the state's most vulnerable populations by providing treatment and care to those suffering from mental disorders and/or co-occurring disorders, and his commitment to quality care in the most appropriate, less restrictive environment. This project also supports the overall goals and vision of the Department of Children and Families, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Office to expand the G. Pierce Wood area redesign by increasing community based services to people living with serious mental illnesses and/or co-occurring disorders and to reduce the number of inpatient state hospital beds. This project will ensure those with serious mental illnesses and/or co-occurring disorders and who are indigent have adequate access to medications, housing and case management services to support more independent functioning in the community. It is imperative that the community safety net of services is adequate to meet these needs to avoid needless incarceration and/or homelessness. This project builds a stronger safety net for our community. |
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| Recipient: |
Lakeside Alternatives, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Stephen Hill |
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434 W. Kennedy Blvd. |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 668-3900 |
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Orlando 32810 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Orange |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Under this project Lakeside Alternatives will expand services in 3 key areas that are crucial to helping persons with serious mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders live in the community with minimal disruptions. These areas are residential treatment housing, case management, medication clinic and access to medications. Residential Treatment Housing - add 2,920 bed days to serve approximately 50 indigent clients with an average 3-month length of stay.; Case Management Services- create one new intensive case management team to serve approximately 60 indigent clients; Medication Clinic and access to medications - add 1,380 more medication clinic hours and $50,000 for medications for indigents. |
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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: |
| It will produce measurable outcomes consistent with the Department of Children & Families for mental health and substance abuse services and demonstrate effectiveness in lowering state hospital utilization and an increase in the number of days in the community. It will track reductions in inappropriate and expensive incarceration and show a lower utilization of more expensive deep-end medical services. This project will also track for a reduction in recidivism to the crisis unit by 25%, decrease the wait time for medication clinic from 6-8 weeks to 2-4 weeks, and decrease the wait time for supportive and safe housing necessary for recovery and rehabilitation to less than a month. This project will also work closely with Orange County Corrections to track a reduction in recidivism to the jail. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$440,250 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$587,000 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$146,750 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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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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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Department of Children and Families' Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan, Lakeside Alternatives' uti |
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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: |
Orange County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/05/2003 |
