4800-0200 DCF Family Resource Centers

For the support and maintenance of family resource centers throughout the commonwealth; provided, that funds may be expended to expand services at existing centers or to establish new centers in areas with identified coverage gaps; provided further, that centers supported through this item shall be subject to the selection and reporting requirements of item 4000-0051; provided further, that not less than $4,800,000 shall be expended for flexible funding grants to support current activities and services that are beyond contractual requirements for a family resource center and are necessary to meet needs, including emergency needs, to stabilize families in family resource center catchment areas; provided further, that said funds may be expended for the piloted use of varied master's degree-level clinicians to assist in the evaluation and delivery of services to children and families; and provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for the Juvenile Court Mental Health Advocacy Project administered by Health Law Advocates, Inc. to increase access to mental health treatment for at-risk children and adolescents involved in or diverted from juvenile courts