FLORIDA ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT FACT

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FLORIDA ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT(FACT)

• Floridas First Fully Implemented Evidence-Based
  Service Model
• Roderick L. Hall, Ph.D., Director
• Mental Health Program Office
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Corporation
• December 7, 2005
• Tampa, Florida

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WHAT IS FACT?

• A replication of PACT model
• Began in Madison, Wisconsin
• Model over 36 years old

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FACT TEAMS IN FLORIDA

• 32 teams are now operational

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HOW ARE FACT TEAMS FUNDED?

• The Florida Legislature
• Operational funding
• A combination of general revenue, Medicaid and
  federal trust and block grant funds.
• Enhancement funding
• 100 general revenue.

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FACT BUDGETS

• 1,254,394 per team
• Statewide initiative at 40,140,608
• Cost per person is 12,543 per year

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FACT PROGRAM GOALS

• Enhance recovery through
• Reduced hospitalizations
• Increased independent living
• Improved employment opportunities
• Enhanced quality of life

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PROFILE OF PERSONS SERVED BY FACT

• FACT services are for people who have psychiatric
  disabilities
• Not adequately served by the traditional system
  
• High risk of repeated hospitalizations/crisis
  stabilization unit use and
• Multi service needs.

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FACT OUTCOME MEASURES

• General Appropriations Act measures
• Average annual days spent in the community that
  is greater than or equal to 350 days and
• Average annual days worked for pay that is
  greater than or equal to 40 days worked for pay.

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FACT CAPACITY

• Each team is required to serve up to 100
  individuals within two years of contract
  implementation.
• Total capacity of the statewide FACT initiative
  is 3,200 persons.
• As of September 30, 2005, capacity was 2844 or
  94 of capacity.

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FACT DATA

• For 1st Quarter of 2005-2006, FACT teams,
  statewide report the following
• 21 state hospitalizations and 775 local
  hospitalizations occurred
• 59 living independently
• 33.40 in meaningful day activities
• 20 employed
• 8 volunteer their time
• 5 pursuing education

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FACT DATA
Total number of persons who had both a pre and
post score 3,283
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FACT DATA
Total number of persons who had both a pre and
post score 3,283
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FACT DATA
Total number of persons who had both a pre and
post score 3,283
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FACT DATA
Total number of persons who had both a pre and
post score 3,283
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FACT DATA