Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded the 2018 Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (ADAMH) grant service contract for the Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) program to fund the following projects: Outpatient Treatment; Women’s Recovery; APPS - Columbus Parks and Recreation Centers; Community Prevention, After School/Summer; Immigrant Women’s Support Groups; School Based Your Extra Special (YES) Leadership Resiliency Saving Our Selves (SOS); HIV Saving our Lives and Substance Abuse General Education (SAGE); Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and Suboxone; Harm Reduction Outreach Engagement. The funding for the projects total $1,716,206.46 from ADAMH and begins January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.
The Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) grant contract is primarily funded through the Franklin County ADAMH Board but also generates the following revenues which are to be appropriated; client fees in the amount of $12,000.00 and Medicaid in the amount of $400,000.00 for a total appropriation of $2,128,206.46. These funds will enable Columbus Public Health to continue to provide treatment, counseling and prevention services to men, women, children/families, homeless population and to serve clients referred by the criminal justice system.
The Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) prevention program will serve approximately 9,210 unique clients, who may receive multiple services, through Columbus City Schools, After School/Summer programs and Recreation Centers. Of this number, approximately 3,898 adults and family members will be served, and 5,312 children and adolescents will be served. The ADS Comprehensive Treatment Program will provide treatment services to approximately 1,100 men and women of that 32% are women and 68% are men. The treatment program will also start to offer Medical Assisted Treatment (MAT) this year.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transa...
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