House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1536

Ruth Cooper Center Crisis Stabilization Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Janet Eustis

Organization:

Ruth Cooper Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Ruth Cooper Center Crisis Stabilization Unit

Date Submitted:

01/26/2000 1:36:30 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Lindsay Harrington

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Lee, Sarasota

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Janet Eustis

Contact:

Toni Matison

 

2789 Ortiz Avenue

Contact Phone:

(941) 275-3222 428

 

 

Fort Myers, FL 33905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Crisis Stabilization Unit is licensed to serve 30 consumers in Lee County.  We are currently serving only 26 consumers.  Ruth Cooper Center is requesting operating funds to serve an additional four consumers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

The Crisis Stabilization Unit is Lee County's public Baker Act Receiving Facility.  It is a secure unit that treats persons in severe psychiatric crisis.  From May to December 1999, the Unit was operating at maximum capacity (26).  The Center has agreed to open an addtional four beds, allowing us to serve up to licensed capacity (30).  We are requesting operating funds for the additional four beds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

The ability to serve an additional 4 indigent consumers daily.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$365,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$3,068,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$1,300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$1,981,785

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Agency Needs' Assessment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

No