New board will oversee county’s mental health center
On. Feb. 6, the county commission approved the final reading of an ordinance establishing the Behavioral Health Advisory Board, comprised of 21 voting members selected to assist public and private entities in matters impacting Miamians affected by behavioral health disorders.
The goal is to create a coordinated system of care with adequate capacity to ensure that citizens in crisis have access to quality behavioral health and substance use disorder services, increase access to care and provide direct linkages to community-based services.
The board’s 21 voting members including the director of the Miami-Dade Police Department or the county sheriff, the director of the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department, the executive director of the Homeless Trust, the state attorney and the public defender for the 11th Judicial Circuit Court, the director of the Miami-Dade Community Action and Human Services Department, the director of the Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department, the superintendent of schools, the CEO of the South Florida Behavioral Health Network and the CEO of the Public Health Trust.
These 10 persons can serve on the board or appoint a designee. The remaining 11 must be:
■A current member of the county commission.
■A representative from the judicial system in Florida.
■A representative from the State of Florida Department of Children and Families.
■A person involved with veteran services.
■Representatives from two behavioral health service providers licensed in Florida and representing psychiatry, behavioral health, or medical health.
■Two people diagnosed with or suffering from a behavioral health disorder.
■Two family members of people diagnosed with or suffering from a behavioral health disorder.
■An expert in behavioral health sciences.
Member must be permanent residents and qualified electors of the county unless county commissioners, by a two-thirds vote, waives that requirement.
Behavioral Health Advisory Board members will serve unpaid four-year terms. The 11 public members are not subject to the term limit.
Powers and duties of the Behavioral Health Advisory Board include advising county commissioners on behavioral health issues, recommending ordinances, policies, activities or programming, and improving access to treatment.
The board is to develop a needs assessment for behavioral health services and monitor the operations of all behavioral health centers in the county, including the about-to-open Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
Located at 2200 NW Seventh Ave., the new 150,000-square-foot, seven-story building includes a receiving center, integrated crisis stabilization unit, residential treatment, courthouse, outpatient behavioral health and primary care, and dental and optometric services.
Once open, the facility is to have 208 beds, 16 acute care and crisis stabilization beds, 48 short-term residential beds and another 144 for longer-term residential treatment. A team of doctors, nurses, therapists and social workers is to coordinate services.
The campus is to offer day treatment and day activity programs, including a barber shop and basketball court, classrooms and educational spaces, a courtroom, legal and social service agencies, transitional housing, employment services, and vocational rehabilitation.
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