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SEP 15 1982 <br />SERVICES TO STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL PATIENTS <br />aeox 51 FA"E 363 <br />i' <br />The following letter from the Executive Director of the <br />Indian River Community Mental Health Center was reviewed: <br />INDIAN <br />RIVER <br />COMMUNITY <br />R MENTAL HEALTH G� ���z <br />n ii <br />800 AVENUE H. FORT PIER <br />305-484-B11t;ommissioners <br />JOHN R. ASHCRAFT, ACSW <br />EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Administrator JUDITH J. WEBER, ACSW Attorney __---_— <br />ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Personnel �---�� <br />Public Works <br />Community Deva____ <br />Utilities -- <br />Finance ----' C <br />�. <br />Mr. Don C. Scurlock, Jr., Chairman <br />Indian River County Board of <br />County Commissioners <br />{' 2145 - 14th Avenue <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960 <br />Re: Services to State Hospital Patients <br />Dear Chairman Scur7ocka <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BRANCH <br />1314 20th STREET <br />VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 32880 <br />5- <br />MARTIN <br />MARTIN COUNTY BRANCH <br />422 CAMDEN AVENUE <br />STUART, FLORIDA 33494 <br />305.293-7070 <br />OKEECHOBEE COUNTY BRANCH <br />1008 N. PARROTT AVENUE <br />OKEECHOBEE. FLORIDA 33472 <br />813-763.1191 <br />September 1, 1952 <br />For several years Palm Beach County has received in excess of one <br />million dollars to operate a deinstitutionalization project for the <br />chronic mentally ill. The services of this project funded 100% by State <br />tax dollars have not been available to the residents of the four county <br />area. Now, through a cooperative effort involving the Indian River <br />Community Mental Health Center which serves the four county area and the <br />three .mental health centers which serve Palm Beach County, a proposal has <br />been developed which would result in all five counties participating in <br />a program to serve the chronic mentally ill. <br />This cooperative proposal enjoys the support of all four Center <br />Boards, the District Mental Health Board, the HRS District Administrator, <br />and the Superintendent of South Florida 'State Hospital. However, for the <br />proposal to be funded and implemented, it must be approved by the State <br />Mental Health Program Office in Tallahassee. Approval by Tallahassee will <br />mean 100% funding of the project and a grant award to our District in a <br />competitive process with other areas of the state. <br />_ Since approval by Tallahassee will mean a major step toward equitable, <br />distribution of State tax dollars for Mental Health Services within District <br />#9 and'a major improvement in services to the chronic mentally ill patient! <br />within the four county area, we urge you to support the cooperative proposal <br />by writing a letter to: <br />Mr. Donald J. Hevey, ACSW <br />Staff Director <br />Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health <br />Program Office <br />Department of Health & Rehabilitative <br />Services <br />1317 Winewood Boulevard, <br />Tallahassee, FL 32301 <br />104 <br />W. <br />