House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #615 Family reunification using Multisystemic Therapy (Escambia County Parent Drug Court)
Requester:	Dick Grimm		Organization:		The Henry and Rilla White Foundation
Project Title:	Family reunification using Multisystemic Therapy (Escambia County Parent Drug Court)		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 1:09:56 PM
District Member:	Jeff Miller		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Escambia
Recipient:	The Henry and Rilla White Foundation		Contact:		Dick Grimm
	1876 Eider court, Suite B		Contact Phone:		(850) 432-9612
	Tallahassee 32308
Project Description:
The Henry and Rilla White Foundation proposes to provide intensive family-based reunification services to the parents and children involved in Escambia County's Family-Focused Parent Drug Court. The Foundation will provide a team of three Family Intervention Specialists to assist both the parent and the child during the transition from separation to reunification. The Family Intervention Specialists will be assigned to the family during the final stages of the drug court program, after the parent has achieved at least 5 months of sobriety and prior to reunification
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The Foundation will provide intensive in-home services and interventions, including support and oversight for the family and child. Treatment interventions will address the relationship dysfunction caused by the substance abuse and separartion.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Reduction of child abuse and neglesct during the reunification periods; safe and nurturing family-satting for the child at the time of reunification; reducttion of detrimental family dysfunction caused by substance abuse and separation; and reduction of relapse caused by the stresses of reunification and family dysfunction.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$235,000
Total cost of the project:		$235,000

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?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Yes
	Amount:	$235,000
	Purpose for future year funding:			Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?				Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?					Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?					Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	Number of reunification efforts that fail due to relapse.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					No