Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2345 Focused Outreach and Intervention Program
Requester:	Barbara Daire		Organization:		Suncoast Center for Community Mental Health
Project Title:	Focused Outreach and Intervention Program		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 4:51:32 PM
District Member:	Jack Latvala		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Pinellas
Recipient:	Suncoast Center for Community Mental Health		Contact:		Barbara Daire
	P.O> Box 10970		Contact Phone:		(727) 327-7656
	St. Petersburg 33733
Project Description:
This program will be a collaboration of four organizations: Boley Centers for Behavioral Health Care; Directions for Mental Health, Inc.; Personal Enrichment for Mental Health Services; and Suncoast Center for Community Mental Health, Inc. The Focused Outreach and Intervention Program is designed to engage individuals with mental illness who do not, or can not , access needed outpatient treatment for a variety of reasons. These individuals with mental illness who do not, or can not access needed outpatient treatment for a variety of reasons. These individuals periodically appear in jail, or at hospital emergency rooms, or in other social service systems because they are not getting the treatment they need. Outreach therapy will be combined with access to psychiatrists, ARNP's and psychotropic medications. Emergency housing and supports to maintain permanent housing will supplement the clinical services. Services will include assessment ;triage/urgent care; care coordination; counseling; psychiatric care; psychotropic medications (including the newer, more effective medications); emergency housing; long-term housing support; and referral to other services as needed and desired.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Reduced recidivism; decreased jail/detention admissions; and emergency room visits related to mental health illness and substance abuse; decreased waiting time for court ordered treatment and placement; decreased law enforcement transportation and processing time for mentally ill and substance abuse defendants. Among the benefits, the community based services will help meet the governor's stated priorities including reducing the higher costs to taxpayers which result when these services are not provided.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The effectiveness measures of the program include the standard measures for mental health programs used throughout the state.-improvements in functioning and improvements in functioning and improvement in days in our community. In addition, outcomes of repeated use of the referring public system are proposed.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$600,000
Total cost of the project:		$815,802

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$146,000		In-Kind Amount:		$69,802
Was this project previously funded by the State?						No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$1,200,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					No
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:	Mult-year feedback from each of the agencies involved in this project.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Unknown