Okaloosa County BOCC — January 8, 2013 — BwayOutpatientPsychiatricSvcs — reading text

GIVING OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC Someone is Hurting All the MEDICAL SERVICES A CHANCE SCIENCE-EVIDENCE BASED Time in Okaloosa County. TREATMENT WORKS! Fiscal Year 1. Community mental health system funding by DCF has had zero 2013/2014 increases and zero inflation adjustments for over 15 years in Okaloosa funding County. proposals 2. Adult mental health funding in Florida continues to decline. to improve services 3. Florida continues to spend more on corrections and incarceration than on preventable Behavioral Health Care. for Okaloosa’s children, 4. Over the past 10 years, Florida has focused on increasing funding for Mental Health Treatment—It’s Not Our Problem… adolescents and children in the Child Welfare System rather than providing funding to It’s Not Our Problem… It’s Not Our Problem… adults with prevent deep-end more expensive behavioral health care. It’s Not Our Problem… It’s Not Our Problem… serious substance 5. Florida ranks 49th in the nation for state mental health per capita It’s Not Our Problem… It’s Not Our Problem… use and mental funding and 38th in Medicaid spending. It’s Not Our Problem… It’s Not Our Problem… illness medical 6. Mental health per capita funding in Florida (adjusted for inflation) is It’s Not Our Problem… It’s Not Our Problem… diseases. less than it was in the 1950’s. It’s Not Our Problem… It’s Not Our Problem… Okaloosa It’s Not Our Problem… It’s Not Our Problem… 7. Currently, the Florida Department of Children & Families (DCF) funding is only meeting 34% of adult mental health needs and 27% It’s Not Our Problem… It’s Not Our Problem… Outcome: children’s mental health needs. It’s Not Our Problem… It’s Not Our Problem… Pro-Patient, 8. As the system of care reaches out to identify children and young adults It’s Not Our Problem… It’s Not Our Problem… Pro-Family, experiencing mental health issues in light of Sandy Hook and other It’s Not Our Problem… It’s Not Our Problem… Pro-Public Safety, similar events, the current Behavioral Health Care System needs to be expanded to provide access to these individuals. One of the most re- It’s Not Our Problem… It’s Not Our Problem… Pro-Taxpayer peated statements by families involved in these incidents was that ser- It’s Not Our Problem… It’s Not Our Problem… …Yet vices were not available or were inadequate for their family member. Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Prepared by Treatment continues to be less with less accessibil- Bridgeway Center Inc. 137 Hospital Drive ity for lower income people in Okaloosa Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 County. This can impact every family, large and (850) 833-7500 www.BridgewayCenter.org small.  Board of Okaloosa County Commissioners (BOCC) Public Safety Net Access Crisis/Emergency Public Safety Net Access for Per Capita Okaloosa County Appropriations for Baker Act Related Services History for the BCI’s Outpatient Programs and Baker Act Uninsured Residents of Okaloosa by Related Services for Serious Mental Illness Bridgeway Center Inc. (BCI) $2.97 $3.00 BOCC Funding (ACTUAL) If BOCC Funding For BCI Was Adjusted For Inflation $2.47 $2.36 $2.34 $2.50 Per Capita Funding 2.1% $600,000.00 2.3% DOLLARS 3.0% $2.00 2.0% $500,000.00 2.6% 2.8% 2.5% $1.50 $400,000.00 $1.00 $300,000.00 $0.50 $200,000.00 $‐ 1990 2000 2010 2013* $100,000.00 143,776 170,498 180,822 188,436 *Estimated Increase in Population $‐ 1992‐ 1995‐ 2001‐ 2004‐ 2007‐ 2010‐ HOW BCI’S OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS 1998‐ 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 FOR PRE & POST-HOSPITALIZATION BENEFITS OKALOOSA COUNTY Crisis Hotline Annual Total Calls—4317 By investing in science based treatment services for Okaloosa’s children, Rape Crisis Center Related Calls—270 Referrals adolescents, adults and families with mental illness and substance use disorders can achieve valuable dividends, including: 80 1. Making Okaloosa safer for everyone. 70 2. Reducing Emergency Department visits and costly hospital admissions 60 (hidden tax to the insured). 50 3. Reducing children, adolescents and adults from continuing to be a 40 victim(s). 30 4. Decreasing the number of people with mental illness who are in the 20 Okaloosa County jail. 10 5. Decreasing the number of juveniles and adults revolving to and from the criminal justice courts due to drug convictions from a chemical 0 Lethal Abuse & Domestic Sexual Sexual dependency addiction. Calls Neglect Violence Assault Trauma 6 Providing a website blog for families and loved ones for those who Annual Average Referrals