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| Links and References |
Background Checks |
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| Civil Commitment Laws (Involuntary) |
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Involuntary
Substance Abuse Treatment Law commonly known as the Marchman Act
allows involuntary commitment for up to 72 hours, under certain circumstances.
Means of providing an individual in need of substance abuse services
with
emergency services and temporary detention for substance abuse evaluation
and treatment when required either on voluntary or involuntary basis.
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Involuntary
Mental Health Treatment or Evaluation commonly known as the Baker
Act allows involuntary commitment for up to 72 hours, under certain
circumstances.
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Baker Act Manual Provides
an overview for a wide variety of persons who need to be familiar with
the Baker Act and its procedures. |
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| Advanced Mental Health Directive |
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A
legal document in which and an individual can state their preferences
regarding mental health care before a mental health crisis occurs
and that individual may be unable to understand treatment choices
and make decisions.
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| Find Treatment Using the Treatment Locators Listed Below |
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| Coalitions and Associations |
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Hillsborough
County Anti-Drug Alliance also known
as HCADA, is the local coalition to strengthen community substance
abuse prevention/treatment efforts.
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Florida
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association also known as FADAA, provides
Florida coalitions with information, resources, and technical assistance
to reach community goals regarding substance abuse issues.
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Community
Anti-Drug Coalitions of America also known as CADCA, works on
behalf of community coalitions across the country to understand community
problems, develop programs, and coordinate local anti-drug efforts.
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World
Anti-Doping Agency provides information and research on steroids
and other performance enhancing drugs.
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Mental
Health America This non-profit organization is dedicated to helping
ALL people live mentally healthier lives. The goals of our programs
are to educate the public, encourage reform and promote the use of
effective local and regional prevention and recovery programs.
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Correctional and Detention Employment Information |
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The
State of Florida advertises, recruits, and accepts applications for
vacancies with the Department
of Corrections and the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice using
People First.
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The
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office advertises, recruits,
and accepts applications for vacancies using various links on their
homepage.
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Courts, Fines, Fees, and Records |
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Hillsborough
County Clerk of the Circuit Court the Clerk’s website provides
information pertaining to fees and fines on civil, felony and traffic
matters. The website also provides information pertaining to appeals,
expunging records, civil, criminal (felony, misdemeanor, and juvenile),
probate, guardianship and family courts. |
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Criminal Records |
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Criminal Registries (Searchable Data Bases) |
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Local Law Enforcement Agencies |
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Florida
Department of Law Enforcement FDLE provides information on amber
alerts, crime statistics, missing persons, most wanted, and unsolved
homicides.
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Hillsborough
County Sheriff's Office The Sheriff’s Office provides information
on crime prevention, crime statistics, and links to other agencies,
programs, providers, and services. For additional information you
may contact the Sheriff’s Office on their non-emergency number
813-247-8834.
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Plant
City Police Department The Plant City Police provide community
and crime prevention information. For additional information you
may contact the Plant City Police on their non-emergency number 813-757-9200. |
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Tampa
Police Department The Tampa Police provide community information,
crime statistics, and links to other city departments. For additional
information you may contact the Tampa Police on their non-emergency
number 813-276-3200. |
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Temple
Terrace Police Department The Temple Terrace Police provide community alerts, crime prevention tips, auction notices, and links to other city departments. For additional information you may contact the Temple Terrace Police on their non-emergency number 813-989-7117.
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University
of South Florida Police Department The Campus Police provide
crime alerts, crime prevention tips, campus information, event information
and links to other university information. For additional information
you may contact the Campus Police on their non-emergency number 813-974-2628. |
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Mental Health Information |
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Offender Re-entry Resources |
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Research |
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Criminal
Justice / Mental Health Information Network InfoNet is operated
by The Council of State Governments and provides information on justice
related programs and research material.
This secondary link to an InfoNet page provides specific information
on one Criminal Justice project
that the Council
of State Governments is researching.
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SAMH Corp. Florida
A non-profit corporation created by the Legislature to oversee the state's
publicly funded substance abuse and mental health services.
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Criminal
Justice Reinvestment Grant Technical Assistance Center Provides
technical assistance to those counties that receive the Criminal
Justice Reinvestment Grant and the Public Safety Coordinating Council.
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USF/FMHI Provides
research information relating to mental health law and policy, child
and family studies, aging and mental health and also a research library. |
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Screenings |
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AlcoholScreening.org a free tool to help you determine if drinking habits are harmful. The
site asks for replies to simple
questions to provide a unique answer based on the circumstances described. |
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The
Anxiety Disorders Association of America provides several free
self tests for parents, children, teens and family members on generalized
anxiety disorder, compulsive-obsessive disorders, panic disorder,
posttraumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder, and phobias. |
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Substance Abuse Information |
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The
Anxiety Disorders Association of America a resource to explain
alcohol abuse. |
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The
Partnership for a Drug Free America provides answers, tips, guidance
and stories on prevention, drug abuse, drug intervention, drug treatment
and recovery. The site is designed for parents and teens. |
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Drug Intervention |
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Time
to Talk provides helpful tips and tools to help parents and caregivers talk to kids about the health risks of drugs and alcohol. Join the talk for free monthly newsletter and access to tools such as, "Tips for Getting the conversation Started," "How to Help Your Kid Turn Down Drugs" and "Answering the Question: Did Your Child Do Drugs?" |
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Treatment Locators for Mental Health, Substance Abuse |
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Youth Friendly Information |
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American Library Association |
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Youth Crime Watch of America |
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Above
the Influence The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign provides
fun and facts on the influences around youth. |
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BAM!
Body and Mind The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
provides easy to read information and activities for children. Topics
include diseases, food/nutrition, physical activity, safety, etc. |
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Free Vibe The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign provides fun
and facts to empower teens to reject drug use and other risky behaviors. |
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Teens
Health provides easy to read information and activities for children.
Topics include diseases, food/nutrition, physical activity, safety,
etc. |
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Teen
Village provides information about teen life from a reliable
source without them having to talk to an adult to get the information. |
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Federal Citizen Information Center |
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Access
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