House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1290 Crisis Out Placement Housing for Menally Ill Homeless Persons
Requester:	Hilda Fernandez		Organization:		Miami-Dade County
Project Title:	Crisis Out Placement Housing for Menally Ill Homeless Persons		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 1:36:01 PM
District Member:	J. Villalobos		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Dade
Recipient:	Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust		Contact:		Hilda Fernandez
	111 NW 1st Street, #2710		Contact Phone:		(305) 375-1490
	Miami 33128
Project Description:
This continuation (and expansion) project will provide(s) post-crisis stabilization unit (CSU) out placement in transitional housing for chronic, mentally ill homeless persons.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The continuation (and expansion) funding will allow the program to continue to provide appropriate supportive housing to homeless individuals who require stabilization services following out placement form [state-fundend] CSU's. The program expansion enhances the post-discharge placement options for the state-funded CSU's and persons recently discharged and at greater risk of destabilizatin. Homeless persons currently discharged from CSU's frequently de-stabilize without time and appropriate out placement or follow-up, often requre law enforcement intervention, and are recurrently readmitted into a CSU. The availability of service intensive mental health treatment beds specifically designed to keep individuals stable and prepare them for permanent, supportive housing, will reduce the incidence of recidivism into the CSU system, producing cost savings for the state by reducing the use of CSU beds, reduce the length of stay at CSU's (by providing increased out placement options) and reduce law enforcement intervention time and costs for persons who de-stabilize following discharge from a CSU. The expansion requested would fund an additional 35 beds (for a total of 50) to provide on site case management services, medication management, group and individual therapes, referrals to ancillary services (substance abuse, employment placement, etc.) and assistance in obtaining appropriate permanent housing with supportive services.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
# of persons served; # of persons who stabilize their condition, using measurable health standards; # of persons who do not re-enter a CSU.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$675,000
Total cost of the project:		$675,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
				In-Kind Amount:		$11,030,959
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:		$200,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$675,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						No
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust annual needs and gaps analysis (as submitted to US Dept of Housing)
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners
	Meeting Date:	12/07/1999