Residential substance abuse treatment for state prisoners program (RSAT) proposal abstract - state of florida FY2022 the florida department of law enforcement (FDLE) plans to allocate the funds for…

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) will receive $2,329,375 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program (RSAT, CFDA 16.593) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026.

FDLE plans to allocate funds to provide overlay substance abuse and mental health services to adjudicated adolescent juveniles under state juvenile justice court supervision. Services will include evaluations, individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, mental health treatment for co-occurring disorders, 24/7 emergency response, drug testing with clinical follow up, medication management, and treatment planning. At least 10% of funding will be allocated to local county correction departments to support jail-based RSAT programs for locally incarcerated offenders. The goal of the BJA RSAT program is to increase access to evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and reduce overdose deaths in state, local, and tribal corrections systems.

Residential substance abuse treatment for state prisoners program (RSAT) proposal abstract - state of florida FY2022 the florida department of law enforcement (FDLE) plans to allocate the funds for residential substance abuse treatment program (RSAT) services for prisoners in state and local correctional facilities and in community-based residential treatment facilities. FDLE intends to allocate RSAT funding for the delivery of overlay substance abuse and mental health services to adjudicated adolescent juveniles under the supervision of the state juvenile justice court. Overlay services may include comprehensive substance abuse evaluations; group, individual, and family substance abuse counseling/therapy; crisis intervention therapy; suicide prevention services; comprehensive mental health evaluations and treatment for youth with CO-occurring mental disorder; 24-hour response capability with access to acute care settings and mental health/substance abuse emergency management services; routine and random urinalysis drug testing with positive tests followed by appropriate clinical intervention and sanctions (including drug screening upon the youth's initial intake); psychopharmacological therapy and availability for psychiatric and psychological consultation and services; and substance abuse treatment planning, updating, and review. FDLE will allocate no less than 10% of its total funding amount for local county correction departments provided they exist, to fund the jail-based RSAT program for offenders incarcerated in local facilities.