Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1488FY0001

Senior Mobile Crisis Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Terry Allen

Organization:

45th St. Mental Health Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Senior Mobile Crisis Team

Date Submitted:

02/07/2001 12:26:40 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

William Andrews

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Fewer unness. invol. Baker Act, resulting in Medicaid/Medicare costs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

45th St. Mental Health Cntr./So. Cnty. Mental Health Cntrs.

Contact:

Terry Allen

 

1041 45th St. & 16158 S. Military Trail

Contact Phone:

(561) 844-9741

 

 

West Palm Beach/Delray Beach 33407/3348

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45th Street Mental Health Center and South County Mental Health Center propose to continue to provide on-site mental health counseling and stabilization of crises to acutely and severely mentally ill senior citizens of Eastern Palm Beach County in order to reduce the number of inappropriate Baker Acts for that population.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

50% reduction in inappropriate Baker Acts and unnessessary Inpatient Admissions for persons over 55 years old who are in mental distress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$689,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

YesNon-recurring Construction

 

 

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:

Data reported monthly to the Department of Children & Families

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

01/30/2001