House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1871 Pasco Adolescent Intervention Center
Requester:	Shirley Coletti		Organization:		Operation PAR, Inc.
Project Title:	Pasco Adolescent Intervention Center		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 9:12:09 AM
District Member:	Mike Fasano		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Pasco
Recipient:	Operation PAR, Inc.		Contact:		Nancy Hamilton
	6655 66th Street North		Contact Phone:		(727) 545-7564 240
	Pinellas Park 33781
Project Description:
The Pasco Adolescent Intervention Center opened in November 1999 and is located in New Port Richey. The Center serves adolescents between 10 and 17 years old and their families. The program specifically targets adolescents between 10 and 15 years old. Juveniles should be referred for services if they are at risk to use alcohol, tobacco or other drugs or are currently using substances; or exhibit behavioral, mental health problems in any psychosocial domain (school, home, eployment, peers, etc.). Adolescents who need services can be referred to the Pasco Adolsecent Intervention Center by their parents, school officials, law enforcement, other community agencies and themselves. A unique feature of the program is its Mobile Counseling Unit that provides services in East Pasco to various locations, including schools, churches and community organizations. Services offered by the Mobile Counseling Unit include: assessments, urinalysis, groups, indiviudal counseling, family therapy and educational groups for adolescents and parents. The Center also uses a modified Family Support Network (parent education and in-home visits) and Motivationally Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy model of 5 or 12 sessions. These models of treatment are grounded in the research literature and offer structured, curriculum-based interventions. Additionally, the Center utilizes nationally respected scales and instruments for baselines and follow-ups to assess outcomes of the interventions; prioritize services for pregnant and parenting teens at risk or involved in substance abuse and HIV and IV drug- using adolescents and families.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The program provides comprehensive assessment, prevention, intervention, case management, urinalysis monitoring, individual and group susbstance abuse treatment counseling, a mobile counseling unit, behavioral healthcare medical services, information and referral, early intervention, outpatient substance abuse treatment and mental health services. Additionally, the program offers Day Treatment (20 slots), four hours per day, four days a week.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Project Outcomes: Decreased substance abuse, decreased criminal and delinquent behaviors, increased school participation, decreased psychiatric symptoms, increase in family cohesiveness, increase in pro-social interactions, increase in appropriate leisure activities, increase in participation in socially sanctioned activities, increase in competencies, skills, coping methods, and decision making.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$725,000
Total cost of the project:		$725,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						No
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:		$975,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$725,000
	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:	Agency's Needs' Assessment
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	Pasco County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	01/26/2000