Program Authorization: Act 54 of 1996, 1st. Ex. Sess.
The mission of the Capital Area Human Services District Program (CAHSD), is to minimize the existence of and the disabling affects of mental illness, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities, and to maximize opportunities for individuals and families affected by those conditions to achieve a better quality of life and participate more fully within the community.
The goal of the Capital Area Human Services District Program is to enhance the availability of support and services to develop each individual's unique potential for living a satisfying and productive life within the community.
The Capital Area Human Services District Program directs the operation and management of community-based programs and services relative to public health, mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services for the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge. The district became operational July 1, 1997.
OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATIORS
1. In FY 1998-99, the Capital Area Human Services District Program, through its Developmental Disabilities activity, will provide person-centered family supports to 240 individuals and their families with developmental disabilities.
1 Data included in Office of Mental Health, Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities.
2. In FY 1998-99, the Capital Area Human Services District Program will provide vocational and/or residential services to 245 adults over the age of 22 with developmental disabilities.
1 Data included in Office of Mental Health, Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities.
3. In FY 1998-99, the Capital Area Human Services District Program will expedite entry into and maintain eligibility for the MR/DD services system for 485 individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
1 Data included in Office of Mental Health, Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities.
4. In FY 1998-99, Capital Area Human Services District Program will provide contracted services and support to 17 individuals with developmental disabilities to live in the community in the place of their choice.
1 Data included in Office of Mental Health, Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities.
5. In FY 1998-99, the Capital Area Human Services District Program will reduce the number of individuals with developmental disabilities who are waiting for services by 67.
1 Data included in Office of Mental Health, Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities.
6. In FY 1998-99, Capital Area Human Services District Program will provide an annual maximum cash subsidy of $3,096 to 132 families with children with severe developmental disabilities who are under the age of 18 for the purpose of offsetting the extraordinary cost of caring for these children at home.
1 The annual amount per family is $3,096. Only 132 slots for each subsidy were available. Variations in actual number from these figures are accounted for by movement of people into and out of the service.
2 Data included in Office of Mental Health, Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Office for Citizens with Developmental disabilities.
7. In FY 1998-99, Capital Area Human Services District Program will contract to provide habilitation services to 215 infants and toddlers age 0 to 3 with special needs.
1 Data included in Office of Mental Health, Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities.
8. In FY 1998-99, the Capital Area Human Services District Program will establish and maintain a comprehensive, integrated community-based system of mental health care treatment for 5,400 adults with serious mental illness.
1 OMH Electronic Data Book, Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Mental Health.
2 Includes the cost of all community based services except Acute Unit costs.
3 Data included in Office of Mental Health, Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities.
9. In FY 1998-99, the Capital Area Human Services District Program will establish and maintain a comprehensive, integrated community-based system of mental health care to meet the needs of 900 adolescents and children with serious emotional disturbance.
1 Data included in Office of Mental Health, Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities.
RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM
This program is funded with general fund and interagency transfers. The interagency transfers are from the Office of Mental Health, the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, the Office of Public Health, and the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse for the provision of comparable services in the five parish area comprising the Capital Area District.
The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 108.2% of the existing operating budget. It represents 102.2% of the total request ($16,642,746) for this program. The major changes include the following adjustments: the movement of funds to salaries and related benefits to fully fund merit pay adjustments; the realignment of all line items to properly reflect the expenditures of funds in the existing operating budget; and the addition of the Substance Abuse Unit moved from Jackson to Baton Rouge.
ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS
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