House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3246

New Horizons Dual Diagnosis Aftercare Residential Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Evalina Bestman, Ph.D.

Organization:

New Horizons CMHC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

New Horizons Dual Diagnosis Aftercare Residential Program

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 11:32:27 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Frederica Wilson

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

New Horizons CMHC, Inc.

Contact:

Evalina Bestman, Ph.D.

 

1313 N.W. 36th Street, Suite 400

Contact Phone:

(305) 635-0366

 

 

Miami 33142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The development of an Aftercare Residential Program for Dual Diagnosed (Mental Illness and Substance Abuse) individuals released from Correction facilities who received drug treatment services while incarcerated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Funds now expended on rearrest and reimprisonment for these individuals can be reduced and this will assist in reduction of criminal acts that are drug related and its consequences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

70% of severally mentally ill participants will start to receive mental health treatment voluntarily within six months; 30% of substance abuse participants will successfully complete substance abuse treatment withine one year; 40% of participants without income/entitlement will apply for SSI within 60 days; 65% of participants without life skills will voluntarily enroll in day treatment and start day treatment services within 60 days; 80% of participants will maintain permanent residence for at least one year; 40% of participants will enroll in employable skills training within 90 days of admission.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$550,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$900,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Amount:

$800,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$900,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

USF survey & study for Development of Dual Diagnosis Scs for DOC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

01/12/1999