House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2894 Middle Keys Children Mental Health Mobile Team
Requester:	Richard Matthews, Ph.D.		Organization:		Guidance Clinic of the Upper Keys
Project Title:	Middle Keys Children Mental Health Mobile Team		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 5:04:26 PM
District Member:	Ken Sorensen		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Monroe
Recipient:	Guidance Clinic of the Upper Keys		Contact:		Richard Matthews, Ph.D.
	92140 Overseas Highway		Contact Phone:		(305) 853-3284
	Tavernier 33070
Project Description:
In-home intensive mental health services provided by the mobile teams will allow children to remain in their schools and with their families. This saves placement in the limited number of foster homes in the Florida Keys, as the team provides support to the foster parents thereby strenthening the family unit.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Reduce the number of children from Monroe County requiring in-patient residential treatment.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Since Monroe County has to send all children requiring residential care outside the County, it is much more expensive in the long run than the cost of the mobile team.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$192,100
Total cost of the project:		$192,100

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?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Yes
	Amount:	$155,600
	Purpose for future year funding:			Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?				Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?					Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?					Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	Department of Children and Families
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					No