Hillsborough County Board Of Commissioners March 19, 2014 Agenda: Budget Amendment For The Mental Health Pilot Program

On October 6, 2014, the University of South Florida (USF) announced that the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), in a partnership with USF Health, had launched Project Reach, a pilot youth mental health initiative. On August 1, 2014, the BOCC increased the Hillsborough County Health Care Plan (HCHCP) budget by $2 million to launch Project Reach. Through the pilot, HCHCP will integrate physical and behavioral health care at four county community health centers serving children at risk of developing mental illness. This document dated March 19, 2014, is the BOCC agenda item describing the initiative . . .