House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1416 Family Emergency Treatment Center Pilot Project
Requester:	Thomas Wedekind		Organization:		Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services, Inc.
Project Title:	Family Emergency Treatment Center Pilot Project		Date Submitted:		01/25/2000 4:23:33 PM
District Member:	Leslie Waters		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Pinellas
Recipient:	Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services, Inc.		Contact:		Thomas Wedekind
	11254 58th Street North		Contact Phone:		(727) 545-6477 302
	Pinellas Park 33782
Project Description:
Family Emergency Treatment Center is an emergency walk-in clinic for behavioral health. The center is open every day, with immediate treatment available. This timely intervention and assessment will facilitate the proper level of care early so that more costly care can be prevented.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Currently, consumers are referred to the more costly levels of care, crisis stablization, emergency room or even jail. Referrals to outpatient can take 3 days to several months. The consumer oftens deteriorates prior to obtaining an appointment. This center will provide immediate assessment and medication, at a lower cost.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Reduce the use of more intensive and expensive treatment. Significant increase in number of consumers who follow through with treatment recommendations.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$639,000
Total cost of the project:		$705,562

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$31,562
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:		$639,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$639,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						Yes
	Agency:	Children And Families, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	Florida's Silent Crisis in Adult Mental Health Treatment-by FL Coucil for Behaviorioral Health
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	Pinellas Legislative Delegation, HHSB Comprehensive Review in 1999
	Meeting Date:	01/13/2000