Office of Health Services

Account Description FY07
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FY08
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5046-0000 Adult Mental Health and Support Services
For adult mental health and support services; provided, that the department shall allocate funds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 from item 5095-0015, to this item, as necessary, pursuant to allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days prior to any such transfer, for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving care at department facilities; provided further, that not more than $8,999,768 shall be expended for services for clients of the department who are aging into the adult system from the child/adolescent mental health system or other systems of care if the clients meet the clinical eligibility criteria of the department; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the distribution of funds per adult and child planning population and the types of services received in each region for fiscal year 2008 not later than February 1, 2008; provided further, that not less than $3,314,796 shall be expended on the expansion of housing for the homeless mentally ill; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for Mass Citizens Advocacy; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Fairwinds Clubhouse in Falmouth; provided further, that not less than $1,900,000 shall be expended on mental health research; provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for jail diversion programs; provided further, that of that $200,000, $100,000 shall be expended for the jail diversion program in Framingham; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for a pre-arrest jail diversion grant program at the Department of Mental Health for five (5) programs, but not more then $300,000 shall be expended for the continuation of said programs; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended on the Trauma Center at Riverside Community Care
304,932,778 315,563,248

 
 
HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
SPENDING CATEGORY FY04
Spending
FY05
Spending
FY06
Spending
FY07
Spending
FY08
GAA
Wages & Salaries 49,854 49,765 51,562 53,978 54,049
Pensions & Benefits 1,194 1,157 1,644 1,499 1,493
Operating Expenses 3,531 2,871 3,400 3,660 3,945
Public Assistance 216,333 220,396 237,126 246,603 256,076
Aid to Cities & Towns 0 0 0 300 0
TOTAL 270,912 274,189 293,731 306,039 315,563

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

Pie Chart: Wages & Salaries=17%, Pensions & Benefits=0%, Operating Expenses=1%, Public Assistance=82%



 
Earmarks
EARMARK DESCRIPTION
FY08
Aging Out of Systems of Care 8,999,768
Expansion of Employment Support at Fairwinds Clubhouse 75,000
Jail Diversion Programs 200,000
Mass Citizens Advocacy 50,000
Pre-Arrest Jail Diversion Grant Program 300,000
Research 1,900,000
Services for Chronically Homeless Clients 3,314,796
Trauma Center - Riverside Community Care 100,000