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Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for the Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Expand Substance Use Disorder Treatment Capacity in Adult Treatment Drug Courts.
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Recommended Action:
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Approval of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Grants to Expand Substance Use Disorder Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts (Short Title: SAMHSA Treatment Drug Courts) award for the Pinellas Drug Dependency Court Expansion Project.
• The federal grant award is $400,000.00 per year, for up to five years, totaling $2,000,000.00 to enhance the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court’s Family Dependency Treatment program. The project period runs from 9/30/2024 through 9/29/2029.
• This new award funds the expansion of supportive wrap around services for families and expanded needs for offenders suffering from neurotrauma. This program will also provide a preventive treatment pathway for dependency involved families to help avoid deeper court involvement.
• Outpatient substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services will be provided to 175 unduplicated adults through the life of the grant.
• The County will partner with the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court and WestCare.
• There are no match or cost sharing requirements.
• The funding associated with this grant was not anticipated during the development of the FY25 Budget. If this grant is approved, a budget amendment will likely be proposed to appropriate these funds and provide expenditure authority.
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Strategic Plan:
Ensure Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
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Deliver First Class Services to the Public and our Customers
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Summary:
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The County was awarded Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant funds in the amount of $2,000,000.00 ($400,000.00 per year for up to five years) to enhance treatment and support services for individuals involved in the criminal justice system who have substance abuse issues.
The proposed project expands services in the existing Drug Dependency Court (DDC) to offer an enhanced treatment drug court model, community-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, and recovery support services (RSS) to drug-involved parents and their families in Pinellas County, including enhanced services for those experiencing neurotrauma. DDC is proposing to add a voluntary pre-petition track for families where a removal has not occurred, but where a CPI case is open related to parental substance use. The treatment provider, WestCare GulfCoast-Florida, Inc., will deliver the following evidence-based practices: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing/Motivational Enhancement Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Living in Balance, Seeking Safety, Helping Women Recover/Helping Men Recover, and Nurturing Parenting.
Outpatient SUD treatment and recovery support services will be provided to 175 unduplicated adults (35 annually) through the life of the grant.
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Background Information:
The Pinellas Family Dependency Treatment Court (FDTC) provides safe, nurturing, and permanent homes and developmental services for children of parents with substance use disorders who are involved with the courts while also providing parents with the necessary treatment and supportive services they need to achieve stable recovery. The program operates in accordance with Chapter 65D-30, Florida Administrative Code, known as the Substance Abuse Standards.
Fiscal Impact:
Federal funding in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 over a five-year period ($400,000.00 per year) will be provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Expand Substance Use Disorder Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts.
This grant has NOT been included in the FY25 Tentative Budget. A budget amendment will be completed by HS staff upon acceptance of grant.
Staff Member Responsible:
Karen Yatchum, Director, Human Services
Partners:
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
WestCare
Attachments:
Notice of Grant Award
Final Submitted Grant Application
Grant Management Form