As first of its kind the Miami Dade Mental Health facility and Recovery Center continues to garner media attention. Bringing a compassionate solution to many individuals who can now benefit from adequate treatment and care. To follow are a few videos and articles that have been published.
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SBLM Architects’ Design of Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery Projected to Save Miami-Dade Taxpayers Millions
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, designed by SBLM Architects, contains living, clinical, recreation, and vocational classroom spaces geared to keeping people with mental illnesses out of county jails. Developed to provide a workable solution for a portion of the homeless population, many of whom are repeatedly incarcerated for committing petty crimes the Center is projected to annually save Miami-Dade County taxpayers... Read More
SBLM Architects’ Design of Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery Projected to Save Miami-Dade Taxpayers Millions
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, designed by SBLM Architects, contains living, clinical, recreation, and vocational classroom spaces geared to keeping people with mental illnesses out of county jails. Developed to provide a workable solution for a portion of the homeless population, many of whom are repeatedly incarcerated for committing petty crimes the Center is projected to annually save Miami-Dade County taxpayers... Read More
First-of-Its-Kind Mental Health Center Debuts in Miami
Conceived by Judge Steven Leifman, an associate administrative judge in the criminal division of the 11th Circuit Court of Florida, and designed by James Cohen of SBLM Architects, the center could now serve as a template for other cities seeking to serve and treat people with mental illness
who otherwise would end up homeless or incarcerated... Read More
Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery Completed
The design of the recently completed Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery by SBLM Architects includes key criteria mandated in the Baker Act -- such as hospital emergency intake centers and emergency vehicle access -- while providing multiple environments conducive to the treatment and recovery of persons with mental illness... Read More
Hurdles remain for Mental Health and Recovery Center
A state-of-the-art mental health center for the homeless rising in Allapattah is awaiting approval from the county before opening its doors. The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery is a pioneer facility with a mission to target comprehensive recovery and promote self-sufficiency to break the homelessness-to-jail cycle and reduce the financial burden on the state and taxpayers. The sprawling 150,000-square-foot, seven-floor campus at 2200 NW Seventh Ave... Read More
Miami-Dade County equipping law enforcement with tools to address mental health
MIAMI – After a man was killed in Homestead on Sunday, his mother tells CBS News Miami he struggled with mental health issues. Daniel Allen Kempf battled depression and even attempted suicide in the past according to his mother Yaneitsy Rosete. Homestead police tell CBS News Miami the subject involved in the shooting on Sunday was armed and the officer was forced to shoot. They have not confirmed the victim is Kempf... Read More
SBLM Architects’ Design of First-of-its-Kind Mental Health Center; Meets Baker Act Mandates
The design of the recently completed Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery by SBLM Architects includes key criteria mandated in the Baker Act -- such as hospital emergency intake centers and emergency vehicle access -- while providing multiple environments conducive to the treatment and recovery of persons with mental illness... Read More
A Look Inside a Tour of The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery is preparing to open in the coming year to provide a new solution for those suffering from serious mental illnesses (SMIs) and offer critical alternatives to homelessness and incarceration.... Read More
First-of-Its-Kind, SBLM-Designed “Miami Center for Mental Health
and Recovery” Nears Opening
SBLM Architects can finally celebrate the design and successful completion of the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery at Northwest 22nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Miami. An adaptive reuse of an existing 180,000-square-foot property owned by the state and leased to Miami-Dade County, the seven-story facility will soon accommodate 208 beds for patients with mental illnesses. The goal of the Center is to divert people with mental illnesses from the criminal justice system, facilitate recovery, and transition them to permanent housing.... Read More
First-of-Its-Kind, SBLM-Designed “Miami Center for Mental Health
and Recovery” Nears Opening
SBLM Architects can finally celebrate the design and successful completion of the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery at Northwest 22nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Miami. An adaptive reuse of an existing 180,000-square-foot property owned by the state and leased to Miami-Dade County, the seven-story facility will soon accommodate 208 beds for patients with mental illnesses. The goal of the Center is to divert people with mental illnesses from the criminal justice system, facilitate recovery, and transition them to permanent housing... Read More
First-of-Its-Kind, SBLM-Designed “Miami Center for Mental Health
and Recovery” Nears Opening
SBLM Architects can finally celebrate the design and successful completion of the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery at Northwest 22nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Miami. An adaptive reuse of an existing 180,000-square-foot property owned by the state and leased to Miami-Dade County, the seven-story facility will soon accommodate 208 beds for patients with mental illnesses. The goal of the Center is to divert people with mental illnesses from the criminal justice system, facilitate recovery, and transition them to permanent housing. It is the first of its kind project in the United States!... Read More
First-of-Its-Kind, SBLM-Designed “Miami Center for Mental Health
and Recovery” Nears Opening
SBLM Architects can finally celebrate the design and successful completion of the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery at Northwest 22nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Miami. An adaptive reuse of an existing 180,000-square-foot property owned by the state and leased to Miami-Dade County, the seven-story facility will soon accommodate 208 beds for patients with mental illnesses. The goal of the Center is to divert people with mental illnesses from the criminal justice system, facilitate recovery, and transition them to permanent housing. It is the first of its kind project in the United States!... Read More
First-of-Its-Kind, SBLM-Designed “Miami Center for Mental Health
and Recovery” Nears Opening
SBLM Architects can finally celebrate the design and successful completion of the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery at Northwest 22nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Miami. An adaptive reuse of an existing 180,000-square-foot property owned by the state and leased to Miami-Dade County, the seven-story facility will soon accommodate 208 beds for patients with mental illnesses. The goal of the Center is to divert people with mental illnesses from the criminal justice system, facilitate recovery, and transition them to permanent housing. It is the first of its kind project in the United States!... Read More
Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery nears opening
The judge spearheading a project to end the homelessness-to-jail cycle confirmed the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery will open this year. The pioneer facility is to be a one-stop shop for primary care and psychiatric services for unhoused people with acute mental illnesses who are in the criminal justice system or at risk of entering it... Read More
Decriminalizing Mental Illness
U.S. correctional institutions, local courts, and police officers frequently encounter people with untreated or undertreated serious mental illnesses, often coupled with substance-use disorders. These encounters usually stem from the alleged commission of a misdemeanor — trespassing, panhandling, petty theft — or a minor, nonviolent felony. Each year, about 11.4 million people are booked into local U.S. jails... Read More
Miami-Dade judge says new mental health treatment facility is a 'once in a lifetime opportunity'
Two years ago, WLRN partnered with the podcast 70 Million to tell the story of how Miami-Dade Judge Steve Leifman has made Miami-Dade County a national leader in criminal justice reform. Through the advent of the the Miami-Dade Criminal Mental Health Project in 2000, Leifman has specifically worked to reform the way people with mental health disorders are treated inside the criminal justice system... Read More
Mental Health and Recovery Center awaits occupancy OK to hire staff
A one-stop shop for primary care and psychiatric services for Miami’s unhoused residents is on track to open this year. The 11th circuit court judge spearheading the project, Steve Leifman, said the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery is awaiting approval from Miami-Dade County. The county is expected to issue a temporary certificate of occupancy within several weeks, after which staff will be hired and providers will be contracted... Read More
Miami-Dade County builds center for mental health and recovery
County officials representing urban counties at the 2019 Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC) Symposium in Miami-Dade County, Fla., toured a new facility that will offer a full continuum of care for justice-involved individuals with mental illnesses. The concept for the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery began when the county passed a general obligation bond program with $22 million in the public safety sector to create a diversion facility for justice-involved individuals, said Tim Coffey, project coordinator for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida... Read More
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Miami can lead the way on mental health treatment while saving taxpayers millions | Opinion
For far too long, Miami-Dade County’s jail has been used as a defacto psychiatric institution. This misguided practice been going on for years — for decades, in fact — with the jail a warehouse for people with acute mental illness, many of whom are homeless. It’s inhumane, it’s ineffective and it’s incredibly expensive. Now, though, we have an opportunity to make a dramatic change in how we handle this problem ... Read More
The Definition of Insanity (Documentary)
Exploring a Revolutionary Approach to Solving the Mental Health Crisis That could be a model for the nation... Learn More