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FY 2007-08 CHALLENGES <br /> • Please describe challenges your agency faced while trying to reach your program obj in° / <br /> 2007-08. How did you work to overcome these obstacles? (If no challenges existed, please <br /> none.) The evolution of Mental Health Reform has meant a great deal of internal and external change for <br /> Freedom House....aon/e positive and some negative. As LMEs were required to authorize for servic . we <br /> are now only paid for a shorter stay in our halfway houses (6 months stay previously, now 3 months are <br /> authorized). We will keep people longer who we feel would have limited chances of success, even though <br /> we do not get paid for this. We see the longer stay as an investment in a person's recovery. <br /> AGENCY BUDGET <br /> FY 05-06 FY 06-07 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 <br /> Actual Actual Actual Projected <br /> Total Agency Budget $2.133.044 $4.776.550 Q8.526.770 $8.024.179 <br /> Orange County's Contribution $17.000 $24.000 $24.000 $24.000 <br /> * List specific initiatives Orange County's contribution supported within your agency during FY 2007- <br /> 08: Orange County contributions have supported rehab services in our halfway houaee, allowing <br /> individuals a longer stay than is now supported by the mental health system. These funds have also helped <br /> to support our Resource Center which provides community support to offenders in our community. In <br /> addition, these funds have helped to expand Outpatient Programming at Freedom House. <br /> NEW AGENCY INITIATIVES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008-09 <br /> w Further expansion of our Resource Center services, which include support in finding ennp(oynnent, houoing, <br /> obtaining one's 6ED, finding appropriate medical oon*, reuniting with one's fanni|y, and continuing <br /> \ <br /> education. <br /> \ <br /> * Provide expanded psychiatric services and medication administration services in the uomnnnunity, for those <br /> clients who have no health insurance or other resources. <br /> * Create Wellness Management and Recovery Groups .and Integrated Dual Disorder Services in the <br /> community to strengthen recovery success for individuals. <br /> \47 • <br />