STATE OF FLORIDA

FACE SHEET

FISCAL YEAR(S) COVERED BY PLAN

FY 2011

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

STATE NAME: Florida DUNS #: 604604350

I. AGENCY TO RECEIVE THE CMHS BLOCK GRANT

AGENCY: Department of Children and Families

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Mental Health Program Office

STREET ADDRESS: 1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 6

CITY: Tallahassee, Florida ZIP CODE: 32399-0700

TELEPHONE: (850) 921-5699 FAX: (850) 413-6886

II. OFFICIAL IDENTIFIED BY GOVERNOR AS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTRATION OF CMHS BLOCK GRANT

NAME & TITLE: George Sheldon, Secretary

AGENCY: Department of Children and Families

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Office of the Secretary

STREET ADDRESS: 1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 1

CITY: Tallahassee, Florida ZIP CODE: 32399-0700

TELEPHONE: (850) 487-1111 FAX: (850) 922-2993

III. STATE FISCAL YEAR

FROM: July 1, 2010 TO: June 30, 2011

IV. PERSON TO CONTACT WITH ANY QUESTION REGARDING APPLICATION

NAME & TITLE: NAME & TITLE: Laurie Blades, Chief

Children’s Mental Health

AGENCY: Department of Children and Families

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Mental Health Program Office

STREET ADDRESS: 1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 6

CITY: Tallahassee, Florida ZIP CODE: 32399-0700

TELEPHONE: (850) 921-4474 FAX: (850) 413-6886

EMAIL:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART B. Administrative Requirements, Fiscal Planning

Assumptions, and Special Guidance

I. Federal Funding Agreements, Certifications, Assurances & Requirements

(1) Funding Agreements 4

(2) Certifications 9

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 12

(3) Assurances – Non-Construction Programs 13

II. Set-Aside for Children’s Mental Health Services Report 15

III. Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Report 15

VI. State Mental Health Planning Council Requirements

(1) Membership Requirements 16

(2) State Mental Health Planning Council Membership List and Composition 17

(3) Planning Council Charge, Role and Activities 21

(4)  State Mental Health Planning Council Comments and Recommendations 23

(5)  Public Comments on State Plan 25

PART C. SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FOR STATE PLAN

Section I: Description of State Service System

A.  Overview of the State’s mental health system 27

B.  Role of the State Mental Health Agency 31

C.  Legislative initiatives and changes 34

D.  Other new developments and issues 35

Section II: Identification and Analysis of Service System’s Strengths, Needs

and Priorities

(1)  Adult Mental Health 40

(2)  Children’s Mental Health 62

Section III: Mental Health Plan

(1) Adult Mental Health Criteria

Criterion 1: Florida’s Comprehensive Community Based System of Care 84

Transformation Efforts and Activities-Adults 114

Criterion 2: Mental Health System Data Epidemiology 118

Criterion 3: Children’s Services (Not applicable)

Criterion 4: Targeted Services to Rural and Homeless Populations 123

Criterion 5: Management Systems 132

(2) Children’s Mental Health Criteria

Criterion 1: Florida’s Comprehensive Community Based System of Care 142

Transformation Efforts and Activities-Children 170

Criterion 2: Mental Health System Data Epidemiology 176

Criterion 3: Children’s Services 186

Criterion 4: Targeted Services to Homeless and Rural Children 196

Criterion 5: Management Systems 205

PART B: Administrative Requirements, Fiscal Planning Assumptions, and Special Guidance

Section I: Federal Funding Agreements, Certifications, Assurances & Requirements

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Section II: REPORTS ON SET-ASIDE FOR CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH

SERVICES:

A.  Verification of Minimum Spending Level

State Expenditures for Children’s Services

Reported by: State FY X Federal FY_____

Actual Actual Estimated/Actual

FY 1994 FY 2009 FY 2010

$39,659,772 $85,110,010 $86,867,709

B. Waiver of Children’s Mental Health Services

Set-asides for Children’s Mental Health Services –waiver requested

SECTION III: MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT (MOE) REPORT:

State Expenditures for Mental Health Services[1]

MOE Reported by: State FY X Federal FY_____

Actual Estimate/Actual Estimated/Actual

FY 2008 FY 2010 FY 2011

$352,746,719 $ 357,866,542 N/A

MOE Exclusion and Shortfalls

Maintenance of Effort –waiver requested

SECTION VI: STATE MENTAL HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL REQUIREMENTS

Membership Requirements

In Florida, the State Mental Health Planning Council has 38 membership slots as listed in Table 1. As shown in this table, these members include representatives from nine principal state agencies with responsibility in the following areas: (1) mental health, (2) criminal justice, (3) education, (4) Medicaid, (5) social services, (6) vocational rehabilitation (7) housing (8) elder affairs and (9) health. The Council maintains representatives from other public and private entities concerned with the need, planning, operation, funding and use of mental health services and related services. These include adults who are current or former consumers of mental health services; family members of adults with serious mental illnesses and children with serious emotional disturbances; and representatives of organizations of individuals with mental illnesses, their families, or community groups who advocate on their behalf. These entities include the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Florida, Florida Council for Community Mental Health, Federation of Families, National Mental Health Associations of Florida, NAMI Florida, and the Florida Statewide Advocacy Council.

Table 2 provides a summary of the Florida’s Mental Health Planning Council composition by membership type. As shown in this table, the distribution of the 38 Council members includes: eleven adults with serious mental illness (SMI); seven family members of adults with SMI and children with serious emotional disturbance (SED) and twelve state employees and providers; four other (non-state employees and providers), and four vacancies. According to this distribution, the ratio of parents of children with SED to other Council members is 8 percent (3 out of 38). The Council believes this level of representation is sufficient. The percent of state employees and providers is 32 percent.


Table 1: State Mental Health Planning Council Membership List and Composition

Council Member Name and Appointment / Representing:
Circuit, Agency, Organization / Classification of Membership / Contact Information
Primary Consumers and Family Members
Karen Alexander / Circuit 1 / Primary Consumer / 6122 Tonawanda Dr.
Pensacola, FL. 32506-3214
850-456-1996

Al Merren / Circuit 2/14 / Primary Consumer / 935 W. Tharpe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32303
850-363-6236
Virginia Seacrist / Circuit 3/8 / Family Member of Adult / 1029 NW 39th Drive
Gainesville, FL. 32605
Email:
Phone: 352-378-6603
Clarissa Brown / Circuit 4 / Primary Consumer / 9103 6th Avenue
Jacksonville, Fl. 32208
904-324-3584 (H)
904-248-2670 (C)

Pat Curtin / Circuit 6, 12 & 13 / Primary Consumer / 239-738-8030
1029 Burlington Avenue N.
Apt. D- 15
St. Petersburg FL. 33705
727-895-5968

Patricia Adams / Circuit 6, 12 & 13 / Primary Consumer / 8010 47th Avenue N. Apt. C
St. Petersbug, FL 33709

Nelson Kull / Circuit 9/18 / Primary Consumer / 1812 Doris Drive
Orlando, FL 32807-6336
407-617-3311 (c)
407-273-6870 (h)
407-843-5530 (w)

Pamela McCartney / Circuit 20 / Primary Consumer / 9920-La Calle Ct.
Ft. Myers FL. 33919
239-454-3503
239-738-8030

Obadiah Payton
Children / Circuit 15 / Primary Consumer / 1324 Alpha Street Apt. # 7
West Palm Beach FL. 33401
561-863-9848

Beverly Wilkinson / Circuit 17 / Family Member of Adult / 1332 Avon Lane Apt. 14
N. Lauderdale, FL. 33068
954-746-2055 (W)
954-515-2336 (C)

Wayne Lewis
Monitoring / Circuit 11/16 / Primary Consumer / 1624 Spalding Court, Apt. #3
Key West, FL. 33040
305-393-2489

Vacant / Circuit 7
Kristie Walker
Council Treasurer
Executive Committee / Circuit 5 / Primary Consumer / 1601 NE 25th Avenue, Ste 306
Ocala, FL 34470
352-342-6792
Doris Nardelli
Chair / Circuit 10 / Family Member of Adult / 836 Sunset Cove Drive
Winter Haven, FL 33880
863-519-3655, ext. 109 (w)
863-519-3654 (f)
863-581-6274 (c)

Beverly Whiteley, Ed.D.
Executive Committee
Parliamentarian
Legislatve Advocacy Committee / Circuit 19 / Family Member of Adult / 1906 33rd Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960
772-569-2046

Vacant / Member at Large / Primary Consumer
Kris Butler / Member at Large / Primary Consumer / 840 West Lakeview Ave.
Pensacola FL. 32504
(W) 850-438-9879
(C) 850-602-1365

Vacant / Member at Large / Youth Primary Consumer
Vacant / Member at Large / Primary Consumer
Diana Arthur
Council Secretary
Executive Committee
Children & Family Committee / Parent of Child with SED / 1812 Michelle Lane
Lakeland FL 33813
863-647-0506

Thresa Hogue
Block Grant Committee / Parent of Child with SED / 8800 Redwing Drive
Pensacola, FL. 32534
850-438-9879 (W)
850-474-9119 (H)

Veree Jenkins
Children & Family Committee / Parent of Child with SED / 12288 Hamlin Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33412
561-644-4440

PROVIDER or ADVOCACY GROUP REPRESENTATIVES
Karen Koch
Legislative Advocacy Committee / Florida Council for Community Mental Health / Provider / 316 East Park Avenue
Tallahassee FL. 32301-1514

850-224-6048 (H)
850-224-8837 (F)
Judith Evans
Alternate: Carol Weber / National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) / Advocacy Group / NAMI Florida
316 E. Park Ave.
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850-671-4445

Ken Littlefield
Alternate:
Susan Roberts
Linda Rubens
Legislative Advocacy Committee / Advocacy Group / 2727 Mahan Drive
MS #57
Tallahassee, FL 32308
850-488-6175
904-733-6696



James W. Taliaferro, Sr.
Council Vice Chair
Executive Committee
Membership Committee / Mental Health America / Advocacy Group / 1137 Harrison Ave., Suite 1
Panama City, FL 32401
850-769-5441 (w)
850-215-5576 (F)

Toni Beard
Chair, Membership Committee / Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Florida
DBSA Florida (DBSA) / Advocacy Group / 524 Briarwood Drive
Pensacola, FL. 32506
850-255-5591
850-455-3385

STATE AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES
Dr. Dean Aufderheide
David Randall
William Gibson
Monitoring / Department of Corrections / State Employee / 2601 Blairstone Road
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500
850-922-6645 (w)
850-488-3694 (F)

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Martha Murray / Department of Education / State Employee / 325 W. Gaines Street, Room 601
Tallahassee, FL. 32399
850-245-0478

Bill Hardin
Block Grant / Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) / State Employee / 2727 Mahan Dr. MS#20
Tallahassee, FL
850-921-8288

Larry Baxter / State Social Service Agency: Department of Elder Affairs / State Employee / 4040 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL. 32399-7000
850-
Fax

Matt Claps / State Social Service Agency: Department of Children and Families,
Office of Child Welfare/Community Based Care / State Employee / 1317 Winewood Blvd.
Building 6, Room
850-413-0354 (W)
850-488-0571(F)

Dr. Gayla Sumner
Children / Department of Juvenile Justice, Office of Health Services / State Employee / 2737 Centerview Drive
Tallahassee, Fl 32399
850-921-1764 (W)
850-922-0151 (F)

Doris Dunphy
Monitoring Committee / Department of Education, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation / State Employee / 2002 Old St. Augustine Road
Building A
Tallahassee, Fl 32399-0696
850-245-3383 (W)

Elaine Roberts
Block Grant / Florida Housing Finance Corporation / State Employee / 227 North Bronough Street Suite 5000
Tallahassee, FL. 32301
850-488-4197
850-

Katharine Lyon / Department of Children and Families, Director
Mental Health Program Office / State Employee / 1317 Winewood Blvd, Bldg. 6
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-413-0935 (W)

Clint Rayner / Department of Children and Families, Chief, Office of Consumer and Family Affairs / State Employee / 1317 Winewood Blvd. Bldg. 6 Tallahassee FL. 32399-0700
850-414-1500
SC 813-994-1500

Michael J. Haney, PhD, NCC, LMHC
Alternate: Janet Evans / Department of Health
Division Director for Prevention & Intervention
Children’s Medical Services / State Employee / 4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin A06
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-245-4217 (W)
850-414-7350 (F)



Planning Council Composition by Type

TABLE 2

Type of Membership

/ Number / Percentage of Total Membership
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP / 38 / 100
Consumers/Survivors/Ex-patients / 11 / 29

Family Members of Children with Serious and Emotional Disturbances

/ 3 / 8
Family Members of Adults with Serious Mental Illness / 4 / 11
Vacancies / 4 / 11
Others (Advocacy Groups) / 4 / 11
Total (Consumers, Survivors, Ex-patients, Family Members & Others) / 26 / 68
State Employees / 11 / 29
Providers / 1 / 3
Vacancies / 0 / 0
Total State Employees & Providers / 12 / 32

Planning Council Charge, Role and Activities:

The Florida State Mental Health Planning Council derives its charge from Section 1914(b) of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-4). According to the By-laws of the Council, the purposes of this organization are:

(1)  To review plans provided to the Council pursuant to Section 1915 (a) by the state involved and to submit to the state involved any recommendations of the Council for modifications to the plans.

(2)  To serve as an advocate for adults with serious mental illness, children with serious emotional disturbances or other individuals with mental illnesses or emotional problems.

(3)  To monitor, review, and evaluate, at least once annually, the allocation and adequacy of mental health services within the state.

The role of the Council in improving mental health services within the State is accomplished through the development of specific committees as follows:

Ø  Executive Committee – This committee includes the chairperson, past chairperson if still a member of the council, vice-chairperson and secretary. The duties of this committee involve acting on matters that develop between the regularly scheduled meetings of the Council. This committee also makes specific recommendations to the Council in order to continue and/or improve the effectiveness of the Council in fulfilling its responsibilities.

Ø  Membership Committee – This committee identifies and nominates individuals to serve on the Council. The committee provides an orientation to all new members and provides a basic understanding to all members of the role of the Council.

Ø  Monitoring Committee – This committee provides enhanced perspectives when participating in joint monitoring of providers with the Department.

Ø  Legislative Advocacy Committee – This committee facilitates access to legislators to provide input, feedback and information designed to impact the legislative decision-making process. The committee also provides technical assistance to other Council members on how to approach/contact legislators when the Legislature is not in session.

In addition to established committees, the chairperson may create ad hoc committees to fulfill specific functions of the Council. For example, below is a list of the current ad hoc committees:

ü  Communications (website);

ü  Block Grant (review of the state’s block grant application);

ü  Children’s (specific focus on children’s issues); and

ü  Nominating (creating a formalized process for nominating members).


July 21, 2010