Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #221FY0102
Short-term Residential (SRT) Bed Renewal
Requester:		Jerry Kassab			Organization:		Lakeside Alternatives, Inc.
Project Title:		Short-term Residential (SRT) Bed Renewal			Date Submitted:		1/16/2002 4:06:05 PM
Sponsors:		Allen Trovillion
Statewide Interest:
This project supports the Governor's Goal of protecting the state's most vulnerable by providing treatment and care to those suffering from mental disorders and his commitment to quality care in the most appropriate environment. It will provide continued residential treatment services to persons with mental disorders throughout Orange County, which currently has a total of only 30 or 50% of the 60 beds needed for a population the size of the county based on accepted professional standards. It will produce measurable outcomes consistent with the Department of Children & Families for mental health services and demonstrate effectiveness in lowering state hospital utilization and an increase in the number of days in the community; reductions in inappropriate and expensive incarceration; a lower utilization of more expensive deep-end medical services and uncompensated care is found in the community, the DCF continuum of care and the Governor's Budget for 2002-03 which proposes 100 SRT beds in the G. Pierce Wood catchment area.
Recipient:		Lakeside Alternatives, Inc.			Contact:		Stephen Hill
		434 West Kennedy Boulevard			Contact Phone:		(850) 668-3900
		Orlando 32810
Counties:		Orange
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
This project seeks to renew three beds to an existing SRT unit at Lakeside Alternatives. With renewal of these beds, a more traditional model of short-term residential treatment consisting of length of stays up to 90 days rather than 10 days can be utilized. This longer stay can provide continued stabilization and transition to the community beyond crisis stabilization. This project will serve approximately 35 people per year with an average length of stay of 30 days.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
It will produce measurable outcomes consistent with the Department of Children & Families for mental health services and demonstrate effectiveness in lowering state hospital utilization (90% of clients admitted to an SRT will ;not be admitted to a state hospital) and an increase in the number of days in the community, reduction in appropriate and expensive incarceration; a lower utilization of more expensive deep-end medical services and uncompensated care in acute care facilities (an SRT is $300 less a day than hospital care).
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$150,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			367
Specific Appropriation Title:			Adult Community Mental Health Services
Amount to be reduced:			$
Total cost of the project:			$195,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Private
					In-Kind Amount:		$45,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2001		Amount:		$150,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							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:		Dept. of Children & Families Legislative Budget Request 2002/2003.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Orange County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		9/17/2001