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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #559 |
| Mental Health Court |
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| Requester: |
Captain Mike Sutton, Director |
Organization: |
Nassau County Sheriff's Office |
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| Project Title: |
Mental Health Court |
Date Submitted |
12/27/2007 1:26:40 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wise |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provision of mental health services FS 394 |
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| Recipient: |
Nassau County Sheriff's Office |
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Contact: |
Captain Mike Sutton |
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76001 Bobby Moore Circle |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 225-0331 |
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Yulee 32097 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Nassau County Sheriffs Office, in conjunction with DCF, has begun the implementation of a mental health court designed to keep mentally ill people from being incarcerated versus receiving treatment. The current level of funding only allows for a minimal setup of staff and services. However, as the court increases its operation, and the county population continues to rise, the ability to serve those in need , and offer appropriate care options, will be come problematic. The request for $400,000 will be broken into twp parts. First, $200,000 will allocated for housing, transportation, medication , and housing issues. Second, $200,000 will be utilized to establish a mobile crisis team attached tot eh current respite crisis facility. The goal will be supplant or assist with respect to law enforcement calls related to mental health. Both approaches have well established best practice models available, with measurable outcomes \ bench marks.
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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. Decrease in the number of mentally ill incarcerated
2. Increase in percentage of people complying with treatment recommendations
3. Increase in percentage of mentally ill people employed and living in a safe \ stable environment
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$400,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$600,000 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$80,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007-2008 |
Amount: |
$200,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$400,000 |
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? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
SAMHSA Best Practice |
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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: |
Nassau County Legislative Delegation Public Hearing 10/16/2007 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
