| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #131 | |||||||||
| Health and Social Services to Miami-Dade County | |||||||||
| Requester: | Robert Ruano | Organization: | Regis House, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Health and Social Services to Miami-Dade County | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 11:05:48 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Garcia | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| The project supports the Governor's goal of creating a better future for the state's most vulnerable and underserved citizens by providing treatment and care to those suffering from mental health disorders. Additionally the program intends to impact a statewide goal of increasing the availability of healthcare in underserved areas. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Regis House | Contact: | Robert Ruano | ||||||
| 2010 NW 7th Street | Contact Phone: | (305) 642-7600 | |||||||
| Miami 33125 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Regis House is requesting funding to expand it's programs and services to Residents of Northwest Miami-Dade county who are uninsured and unable to receive needed intensive mental health treatment. Lack of resources and funding severely limits access to health care and social services preventing early diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic physical and mental conditions. Regis House expansion of services will need adequate funding for services specifically targeting for uninsured individuals at risk for serious and persistent mental illness, emotional disturbances, and other multiple long term service needs. Services will included intensive psycho-therapy and medication management in an outpatients setting which will decrease the burden of government in serving these individuals in an inpatient psychiatric hospital. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Regis House's request will impact the reduction of burden in jails and law enforcement resources which address the needs raised in this community by the presence of individuals who are not receiving needed treatment. 75% of patients will note an improvement in level of functioning, especially in the activities of daily living (i.e. personal hygiene, sleep, appetite) within two weeks. 80% of patients with psychotic features will show a reduction of auditory and visual hallucinations within four weeks of being in program. In addition, our services will impact families that are burdened economically and emotionally by having a member that cannot work due to a mental or physical illness. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $350,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
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| Amount to be reduced: | $ | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $437,500 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local, Federal | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $61,250 | In-kind Amount | $26,250 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $350,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| 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: | Department of Childern and Families Data | ||||||||
| 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 County Legislative Delagation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/17/2002 | ||||||||