Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #948FY0001 Community Domiciliary Project (Continuation)
Requester:		Randy Croy			Organization:		Serenity House of Volusia
Project Title:		Community Domiciliary Project (Continuation)			Date Submitted:		2/12/01 5:05:00 PM
Sponsors:		James King
Statewide Interest:		improved prevention & treatment svcs for substance abuse & mental health clients
Recipient:		Serenity House of Volusia			Contact:		Randy Croy
		308 S. Martin Luther King Blvd.			Contact Phone:		(904) 258-5050 16
		Daytona Beach 32114
Counties:		Volusia
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
The program has allowed area providers of criminal justice, emergency room, detoxification, and crisis stabilization services to identify individuals who repeatedly utilize high-cost services. After a joint effort in identifying the 60 individuals who are the highest users of costly services, Serenity House has implemented a range of intensive interventions to interrupt their patterns of "system abuse." The program provides a public/private partnership in accessing safe and affordable housing through a voucher system and takes advantage of existing housing options rather than constructing new facilities. An immediate positive outcome has resulted as high-risk abusers are stabilized and are diverted from high-intensity, expensive medical, criminal justice, and treatment interventions. Research indicates that community costs are reduced by $87.44 per day for every person participating in this program when compared to clients' pre-treatment functioning.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Based upon research data generated from the first 13 months of program operation, pre-treatment vs. post-treatment client outcomes indicate that: treatment costs have been reduced by 28.4%;medical costs have been reduced by 84.9%;arrests have decreased by 64.3%; jail days decreased by 59.8%;prosecution costs were reduced by 74.9%;overall, criminal justice costs decreased by 70%; employment increased by 55.6%; 78.3% of total program participants either successfully completed or remain active in treatment.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$339,000
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Total cost of the project:			$452,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$100,000		Total In-Kind Amount:		$13,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2000-2001		Amount:		$339,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$339,000
	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:		Volusia/Flagler local treatment need statistics; Florida's 1999 Drug Control Strategy
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Volusia Co. Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		1/16/01