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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1052 |
| Expansion of Outpatient Treatment For Substance Abusing Youth |
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| Requester: |
Kevin Lewis, Executive Directo |
Organization: |
Southwest Florida Addiction Services, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Expansion of Outpatient Treatment For Substance Abusing Youth |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 10:12:21 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Subatance abuse by youth is closely related to juvenile crime-this region of Florida is the second lowested funded area for treatment of youth substance abuse. Youth identified in need of outpatient treatment may wait up to three months to begin treatment. This results in Southwest Florida committing more youth to the state's custody than urban areas such as Miami and Tampa regions. This impacts the state budget in that youth in need of care that end up committed cost the state execessively for less effective juvenile justice commitment programs. |
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| Recipient: |
Southwest Florida Addiction Services, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Kevin Lewis, Executive Directo |
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2101 McGregor Boulevard |
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Contact Phone: |
(239) 332-6937 |
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Fort Myers 33901 |
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Contact email: |
k_lewis@swfas.org |
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| Counties: |
Lee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Expand outpatient services to youth in need of substance abuse treatment with either Evidence Based Brief Treatment (Cannabis Youth Initive) models or Parent-Adolescent focused outpatient treatment treatment (SWFAS) data shows this model to be most effective). |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Ninety percent (90%) of youth successfully completing treatment will have no arrests within a year of program discharge. Eighty percent (80%) of youth successfully completing treatment will have no substance abuse reported within a year of program discharge. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$175,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$222,250 |
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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 |
$47,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$175,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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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: |
Florida Substance Abuse And Mental Health Corporation Annual Report, 2004 |
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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: |
Lee County Legislative Delegation Meeting |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/17/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
