| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2143 | |||||||||
| Brevard County Juvenile Drug Court | |||||||||
| Requester: | Dick Jacobs, M.S., LMFT, CAP | Organization: | The Center for Drug-Free Living, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Brevard County Juvenile Drug Court | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 2:08:07 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Needelman | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| This project supports the purpose of the Governor's Drug Control Strategy "to protect our citizens from the dangers posed by the illegal drugs" as well as the goals and objectives outlined in the Strategy. It focuses on one of the populations identified in the Strategy as being of highest risk by placing the "Treatment Emphasis on the Most Vulnerable". In fact, as stated on pages 4-26 and 27 of the Governor's Drug Control Strategy, "Drug courts must be realized as an integral part of stopping drug abuse. "The result of Drug Courts to date has been most impressive. Lower recidivism rates and greater cost savings illustrate the benefits of drug courts." The program produces results by reducing recidivism and incarceration among juveniles, decreasing utilization of deep end, high-cost residential treatment and commitment programs and increasing the participant's liklihood for successful rehabilitation. This type of program is supported at the National, State and Local levels, including the Office of Justice, SAMHSA, DCF's District 7, and the Brevard County Commission. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | The Center for Drug-Free Living | Contact: | J. Randall Moore, Chief Asst. Public Defender | ||||||
| 4479 No Harbour City Blvd | Contact Phone: | (321) 617-7373 | |||||||
| Melbourne 32935 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Brevard | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| This project seeks to fund a Brevard County Juvenile Drug Court that will serve both male and female adolescents ranging in age from 13 to 17 years old. The program length will range from 4 to 6 months on average, but could extend up to approximately 9 months, depending on the progress of each individual participant. Program length will also be based on recommendations from treatment teams with the presiding judge making all final determinations regarding sanctions. The program will incorporate early, continuous and intensive judicially supervised treatment, mandatory periodic drug testing and the use of graduated sanctions and other rehabilitation services. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| The Center for Drug-Free Living, Inc., takes the need for outcomes and accountability very seriously. Our experience providing Juvenile Drug Court services suggest the following outcomes can be expected among non-violent substance abusing juvenile offenders in Brevard County. 1) Reduced recidivism 2) Reduced substance abuse 3) Increased likelihood for successful rehabilitation. | |||||||||
| 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: | $250,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $50,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Unknown | ||||||||
| 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: | The Governor's Drug Control Strategy, the Florida Substance Abuse Youth Survey, as well as the Depar | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Brevard County Board of County Commissioners | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 01/14/2003 | ||||||||