House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1084 Expansion of Community Domiciliary Beds
Requester:	Randy Croy		Organization:		Serenity House of Volusia
Project Title:	Expansion of Community Domiciliary Beds		Date Submitted:		01/21/2000 4:58:21 PM
District Member:	Pat Patterson		Service Area:		Regional
Counties Affected:	Volusia
Recipient:	Serenity House of Volusia		Contact:		Randy Croy
	308 S. Martin Luther King Blvd		Contact Phone:		(904) 258-5050 16
	Daytona Beach 32114
Project Description:
Consistent with the Drug Policy goal to increase the number of residential treatment beds in Florida, Serenity House proposes to expand the current residential capacity for long-term domiciliary services from 40 beds to 50 beds. The target population for domiciliary services includes chronic substance abuse clients with multiple disabilities who are unable to live successfully without structure and guidance provided by a sober and save haven. The proposed location for this service is on a five acre tract in a rural setting near DeLand owned by Serenity House which is appropriately zoned and licensed.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
This program can provide treatment for the "revolving door" individuals who circulate through the criminal justice treatment and medical systems without resolution of their problems related to their intractable deficiencies. An expanded residential domiciliary component, combined with existing and proposed managed care services, will stabilize these individuals. Public costs related to law enforcement, prosecution, incarceration, detoxification, crisis stabilization, and indigent medical care will be significantly reduced.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The outcomes related to this project can advise the policy-makers regarding the cost-effectiveness of programs of this nature by identifying specific savings in law-enforcement, corrections, medical services and related expense by stabilizing these high risk individuals. Projected pre-treatment vs. post treatment outcomes of the project for the first year of operation include: decrease arrest rates by 33%, decrease use of illict drugs by 50%, decrease emergency room admission by 40%, and decrease reliance upon public assistance by 25%.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$262,800
Total cost of the project:		$328,500

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$50,000		In-Kind Amount:		$15,700
Was this project previously funded by the State?						No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$262,800
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Unknown
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:	Report analysis of substance abuse treatment needed in Volusia/Flagler County
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	Volusia County Legislative Delegation Public Hearing
	Meeting Date:	11/15/1999