| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1420 | |||||||||
| Mental Health Care for the Homeless | |||||||||
| Requester: | Frances Esposito | Organization: | Broward Partnership for the Homeless, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Mental Health Care for the Homeless | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 2:15:08 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Mack | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| BPHI is the result of a unique private/public partnership designed to address a community challenge on a local level. This project could provide an example for other communities wrestling similar issues. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Broward Partnership for the Homeless | Contact: | Frances Esposito | ||||||
| 920 NW 7th Avenue | Contact Phone: | (954) 779-3990 | |||||||
| Fort Lauderdale 333117229 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Broward | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| To provide mental health services to residents of the Homeless Assistance Center which will increase their ability to obtain employment and housing. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Upon referral, an in-house Florida Licensed, Board Certified Psychiatrist will conduct a psychiatric evaluation with the resident, which may result in the prescription of a regime of medication. When evaluated by the Behavorial Health Psychiatrist and determined to be prescribed medications, these medications will be available to residents within 24 hours, 90% of the time. The doctor will complete a comprehensive report with a "Global Assessment of Functioning" (GAF) score. The GAF is monitored during subsequent sessions for indications of change in the resident's condition. Of the residents seeing the psychiatrist, an indication of harm reduction is improvement in one's Global Assessment of Functioning" (GAF), completed by the psychiatrist following each session with a resident. Improvement is defined as any GAF score that is higher than rpevious scores. As an indicator of improved engagement 50% of the adult residents admitted annually (510 semi-annually) with substance abuse and/or mental health problems admitted to the Homeless Assistance Shelter, 50%, or approximatley 510 annually (255 semi-annually) engage in further substance abuse or mental health services at the Homeless Assistance Center, as evidenced by Behavioural Health Service records. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $200,000 | ||||||||
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| Amount to be reduced: | $ | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $254,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $50,000 | In-kind Amount | $4,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2001-2002 | Amount: | $100,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $200,000 | 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: | District 10 Management Plan (DCf) | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Broward County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 01/14/2002 | ||||||||