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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #33 |
| Children�s Community Action Treatment Team (CAT Team) |
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| Requester: |
David E. Winters, President & CEO |
Organization: |
Lee Mental Health Center, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Children�s Community Action Treatment Team (CAT Team) |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 7:13:57 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Aronberg |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Children�s Community Action Treatment Team (CAT Team) is the continuation of a Legislative demonstration project for a statewide solution to the escalating costs of residential treatment of seriously emotionally disturbed children. A community and home-based team of behavioral health experts are available to parents 24 hours a day, allowing seriously ill children to remain in their homes. Current demonstration sites are in Lee and Manatee Counties. |
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| Recipient: |
Lee Mental Health Center, Inc. |
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Contact: |
David E. Winters |
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2789 Ortiz Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(239) 791-1530 |
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Fort Myers 33905 |
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Contact email: |
wintersd@leementalhealth.org |
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| Counties: |
Lee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The CAT Team is a community-based treatment approach that offers comprehensive services to families with children struggling with significant mental illness. The Children�s Community Action Treatment Team (CAT) is community-based program that supports children aged 5-17 who are enrolled in alternative school settings, at risk for out of home placement, or transitioning home from residential treatment. The program �partners� with families to help sustain a child in their home or other clinically appropriate environment. Services include:
� therapeutic support
� medication management
� education
� family skill-building
� advocacy
� bridges to community resources
The program blends the principles of evidenced-based therapeutic treatment with models of assertive community care so that children may remain in their homes rather than being placed in long-term residential facilities or the short-term crisis stabilization unit. The program meets the multiple needs of these families through a team approach that eliminates the ineffectiveness of multiple providers and providers a higher quality of care. Families are supported 24 hours each day within the program, with care available up to one year.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| #1 Maintain State guidelines for number of days in the community which is 96% or 350 days - thus far the CAT team has exceeded this outcome with a measure of 98%.
#2 Children will demonstrate a higher level of functioning as measured by the State CFARS (Children�s Functional Assessment Rating Scale) protocol and the state designates a minimum of a 65% improvement and again, the CAT team exceeded this target with an 89% improvement in the CFARS rating.
#3 A decrease in symptoms/behavioral problems as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist (an evidence based measurement tool). The results of the child behavioral checklist indicated that 69% of parents reported a decrease in symptoms/behavioral problems.
#4 A decrease in the cost of care while increasing the quality of services. The cost of residential care is $350.00/day per child as compared to the cost of providing CAT services which is $50.00/day. The CAT program produces a cost savings of over 5 million dollars annually and results in significant behavioral improvement and family functioning that surpasses residential care.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$250,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$250,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2006-2007 |
Amount: |
$250,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,000,000 |
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 Family Services, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Community-Based Alternatives to Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities demonstration project |
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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: |
Legislation Delegation Meeting of November 29, 2007 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
