Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #82FY0102
Funding Juvenile Assessment Center
Requester:		Ian Golden			Organization:		Brevard County Juvenile Justice Planner
Project Title:		Funding Juvenile Assessment Center			Date Submitted:		1/18/2002 12:02:58 PM
Sponsors:		Bill Posey
Statewide Interest:
Reduction of juvenile crime enabled by immediate intervention by youth services.
Recipient:		Juvenile Justice Center			Contact:		Ian Golden
		1515 Sarno Road			Contact Phone:		(321) 752-3260 222
		Melbourne 32940
Counties:		Brevard
Gov't Entity:		Yes	Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):
Project Description:
The Juvenile Assessment Center provides multi-agency assessment of youth entering the juvenile justice system. They recieve statutory assessment based on established criteria and are then provided with immediate secondary assessment when mental health and substance abuse risks are noted. The center also provides service by housing the appropriate counseling services to support one-stop services for youth in crisis. Counselors for status offenders, probation offenders, and a truancy center complete the multi-agency response. Direct Service outlined in this request includes 24-hour secure detention services by the local Sherriff, intake counselors and operations and maintenance dollars for the faculty.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Immediate and appropriate intervention and consequences are considerably more likely to achieve behavioral change and impact problem behaviors in adolescent learning.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$690,000
Total cost of the project:			$690,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					None
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2000-2001		Amount:		$210,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$690,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?						Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Yes
	Agency:		Juvenile Justice, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		County Commissioners 2001-2002 FY Budget
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		BC BCC
	Meeting Date:		8/21/2001