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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #962 |
| Emergency 30 Bed Children's Crisis Unit |
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| Requester: |
John Romano/Bob Quam |
Organization: |
NHTC, INC. |
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| Project Title: |
Emergency 30 Bed Children's Crisis Unit |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 11:02:53 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Pruitt |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project will meet the need for emergency mental health treatment for the uninsured/underinsured providing a cost savings to the state through potential costly services into long term residential programs. |
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| Recipient: |
New Horizons of the Treasure Coast, Inc. |
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Contact: |
John Romano |
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4500 W Midway Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(772) 475-1824 |
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Fort Pierce 34981 |
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Contact email: |
jromano@nhtcinc.org |
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| Counties: |
Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Crisis stabilization for Children/Adolescents. Services to include: psychiatric evaluation, psychotropic medications, individual/group counseling. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
Yes |
| If yes, which declared disaster? |
Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Jeanne |
| If yes, which year? |
2004 |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Release into less costly community settings. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$4,500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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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 |
$100,000 |
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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: |
$2,700,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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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: |
There is no publically funded children's crisis unit in District 15 |
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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: |
St. Lucie County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/01/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
