Description
The Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center, housed in the Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI) at the University of South Florida (USF), as required in Section 394.659, F.S., is pleased to present our Annual Report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1 of each year. The annual report shall include: a detailed description of the progress made by each grantee in meeting the goals described in the application, a description of the effect the grant-funded initiatives have had on meeting the needs of adults and juveniles who have a mental illness, substance abuse disorder, or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, a summary of the effect of the grant program on the growth and expenditures of the jail, juvenile detention center, and prison, a summary of the initiative?s effect on the availability and accessibility of effective community-based mental health and substance abuse treatment services for adults and juveniles who have a mental illness, substance abuse disorder, or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, and a summary of how the local matching funds provided by the county or consortium of counties leveraged additional funding to further the goals of the grant program.
