Explanation
Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (ADAMH) for the Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) Division. Ordinance #0019-2020 authorized the acceptance and appropriation of $2,345,070.00 in grant money. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate an additional $15,000.00 in grant monies to fund the Women’s Recovery Program through the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to ADAMH for a period through June 30, 2020. The total amount funded for this period is $2,360,070.00.
The Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) prevention program will serve over 9,000 unique clients, who may receive multiple services, through Columbus City Schools, After School/Summer programs, Latina Prevention programming, Early Intervention sites, and Recreation Centers. Of this number, approximately 5,000 adults and family members will be served, and 4,000 children and adolescents will be served. The ADS Comprehensive Treatment Program will provide treatment services to approximately 1,023 men and women through the provision of Biopsychosocial Assessments, Individual, Intensive Outpatient and Outpatient counseling. 67% of the population served are men and 33% are women. Through our Outreach initiative we served 500 clients at Safe Point and other community events. The Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program began offering services to clients in April 2019. 73 clients were referred to MAT with 59 being provided medication.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible to maintain the clients' continuity of care. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) additional funds are from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to ADAMH for the Women's Recov...
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