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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #216 |
| Regional Short-term Residential Treatment |
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| Requester: |
Margarita Labarta, PhD |
Organization: |
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Regional Short-term Residential Treatment |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 10:32:43 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Argenziano, Smith |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Statewide initiative to "close service gap" for mentally ill adults. |
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| Recipient: |
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Margarita Labarta, PhD |
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4300 Southwest 13th Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 374-5600 |
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Gainesville 32608 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Putnam, Suwannee, Union |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Short term residential treatment program providing treatment in those with severe mental illness unable to be treated in CSU or outpatient. Addresses critical shortage of psychiatric beds in 11 counties. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Serve an additional 60 individuals with severe and persistent mental illness in strctured, acute treatment program. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$903,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$903,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2005-2006 |
Amount: |
$902,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$903,000 |
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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
DCF district plan; System Redesign Plans; DCF Issue Title "Closing Mental Health Treatment Gap" |
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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: |
Alachua Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/14/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
