Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #263FY0102
Pilot Adult Protection Team
Requester:		Cindy Lerner			Organization:		House Of Representatives
Project Title:		Pilot Adult Protection Team			Date Submitted:		1/17/2002 5:21:49 PM
Sponsors:		Cindy Lerner
Statewide Interest:
This pilot would prove the value of Adult Protection Teams in providing services to abused/neglected/exploited elderly and disabled adults, protecting them from further harm.
Recipient:		Department of Children and Families			Contact:		Cindy Lerner
		1317 Winewood Blvd.			Contact Phone:		(305) 256-6286
		Tallahassee 32399-0700
Counties:		Leon
Gov't Entity:		Yes	Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):
Project Description:
Child Protection Teams are funded and avialable for abused children but there are no funded Adult Protection Teams. This request is for a pilot Adult Protection Team to be available to adult protective investigators for gathering case evidence and planning for the provision of protective services to elderly and disabled adults who have been abused/neglected/exploited. Services include assistance with on-site idenitification of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, determination of the need for emergency services, death reviews, participation in training and educational programs, and the evaluation of need for medical, psychological, or psychiatric care. A multidisciplinary Adult Protection Team will be established in concert with the University of Miami Medical School.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Improved quality of adult protective investigations and care plans and protection of vulnerable adults from further harm.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$200,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			322
Specific Appropriation Title:			Salaries & Benefits
Amount to be reduced:			$200,000
Total cost of the project:			$200,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Local
					In-Kind Amount:		$6,600
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$1,000,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?						Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Adult Investigators have not had sufficient resources to effectively evaluate and manage, etc,
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		11/19/2001