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September 23. 2008 Background: . The Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services has developed a plan to use $70,000.00 in collaboration with members of Portsmouth Family Assessment Planning Team (FAPT) and Court Services Unit (CSU) to hire a child/adolescent clinical therapist to provide services to the CSU. These funds are being provided by the DMHMRSAS. Discussion: . Funding is being provided to: o Assist the CSU with the transition of juveniles from correctional facilities to Portsmouth with discharge planning and family intervention services to ensure linkages to needed supports are available upon discharge; o Provide individual, family and intensive in-home services as needed to select children referred either through FAPT or in the discharge planning for transition home; o Provide parental psycho-education and support groups; and o Provide anger management, substance abuse and personal support groups. Financial Impact: . There is no local match funding required. Staff Recommends: Adoption of ordinance. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Next Steps Following Council Action: . If the requested appropriation is approved, the Director of Behavioral Healthcare Services will ensure that Mental Health Child and Adolescent Services funding will provide clinical services to the CSU. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $70,000 RECEIVED IN VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES (DMHMRSAS) STATE MENTAL HEALTH CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES FUNDS AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2008-2009 BEHAVIORAL HEAL THCARE SERVICES FUND FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEAL THCARE SERVICES TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE COURT SERVICES UNIT." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 08 - 408 - Adoption of an ordinance appropriating $216,575 received in Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS) State Mental Health Law Reform Funds and appropriating said amount in the FY 2008-2009 Behavioral Healthcare Services Fund for use by the Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services to provide evaluation and treatment planning for mandatory outpatient treatment and crisis stabilization for Emergency Services. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Background: . The Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services has developed a plan to use $216,575 to provide evaluation and treatment planning for Mandatory Outpatient Treatment and crisis stabilization for Emergency Services. These funds are being provided by the DMHMRSAS.