Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2464

Family Based Services -- Family Preservation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Steve Ronig

Organization:

Henderson Mental Health Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Family Based Services -- Family Preservation

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 6:53:28 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Walter Campbell

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Broward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Henderson Mental Health Center

Contact:

Steve Ronig

 

4740 North State Road 7, Suite 201

Contact Phone:

(954) 722-1626

 

 

Fort Lauderdale 33319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This project prevents child abuse/neglect and decrease repeat incidence.  Masters level therapists focus on improving parent-child bond through a variety of therapeutic approaches: home safety, anger manager, communication, parenting, coping and stress management skills.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Preserving family units and preventing children from entering foster care.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

This project expects to achieve a 95% success rate among families who complete the program in terms of having no findings of child maltreatment within 6 months of the program.  75% will improve "family functioning," and 75% of the families completing services will achieve all program goals and objectives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

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:

DCF Needs Assessment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Florida Legislature

 

Meeting Date:

04/30/1999