| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #776 | |||||||||
| Adolescent Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (Compass Center) | |||||||||
| Requester: | Dr. Christine Cauffield | Organization: | Coastal Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Adolescent Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (Compass Center) | Date Submitted | 1/12/2004 5:30:34 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Carlton | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| The project delivers inpatient substance abuse services meeting a statewide need. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Coastal Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. | Contact: | Colleen Thayer | ||||||
| Post Office Box 1599 | Contact Phone: | (941) 927-8900 | |||||||
| Sarasota 34230 | Contact email: | cthayer@coastalbh.org | |||||||
| Counties: | Charlotte, DeSoto, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| The proposal provides continued funding to operate an adolescent residential substance abuse treatment facility. Compass Center is the only program that provides treatment for adolescent abusing substances in this area and primarily serves the Suncoast Region of the Department of Children and Families, but accepts referrals from throughout the state. Compass Center offers treatment for adolescent males, ages 13 - 17 years. The program will accept males with co-occurring psychiatric disorders. The program is voluntary and the average length of stay is six months. Treatment components include: Individual and Group Counseling; Substance Abuse Education; School Program; Recreation/Leisure Skills Activities; 12 Step groups (AA/NA); Aftercare Services. Family participation is an important aspect of successful treatment of substance abuse, and Compass Center provides individual family counseling as well as multi-family group counseling and education. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Forty youth have successfully been discharged from the program (opened August 2002). Scholastic improvement is another measurable outcome of the program. All youth that have been admitted to the program were truant and at least two grade levels below average. Two residents have completed their high school education and started college, and all residents attend school daily in an effort to become current academically before reintegration after they graduate from the program. Coastal Behavioral Healthcare adheres to the performance outcome measures set by the state, following the data collection and submission requirements of the state. We are required to comply with and report data on established programmatic and client outcome objectives that provide point-in-time date that will measure program effectiveness. Additionally, CBH follows standards set by our accrediting organization, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and utilizes the Customer Satisfaction Survey process through Mental Health Corporations of America. The 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey and current Juvenile Assessment Center statistics conclude that alcohol continues to have the highest prevalence rates among middle and high school students, followed by cigarette use and marijuana use. The prevalence of inhalant use is high among middle school students, and the frequency of use is high with regards to GHB, methamphetamines, and marijuana. Locally, many of the youth admitted to Compass Center report cocaine usage and abuse of prescription medications. Compass Center is the only residential program serving adolescent males in this area. The program is at capacity (20 current capacity - licensed capacity is 25), receives referrals from throughout Florida, and continues to screen youth for admission upon availability. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,125,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,500,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local, Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $375,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2003/2004 | Amount: | $900,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | Children And Families, Department Of | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey/Current Juvenile Assessment Center statistics | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Sarasota County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 11/13/2003 | ||||||||