Suncoast Center Inc.

“Auditor provides preliminary copies of 990. Cfo takes to board of trustees for review. Final 990 sent to irs.”

“Covered in the hr manual under table of contents 3.09 "conflicts of interest. In summary this is reviewed annually and verbatim "suncoast will not do business with the relatives of employees, volunteers, interns, contractors or members of board of trustees. If there is a question regarding this policy, it is always best to err on the side of caution and disclose all information that may cause a personal conflict."”

“The board of trustees determines the salary of the ceo. Comparables are used to stay competitive with other similar state and local agencies providing community mental health services. Suncoast center, inc. Desires to ensure that its executive compensation program is competitive, fair and equitable, compliant with regulatory guidelines and representative of market best practices. The executive committee of the board of trustees provides the subcommittee oversight for executive compensation. The decision making process supports the mission, values, strategic direction and tax-exempt status of the agency. The decision process includes the evaluation of pay practices for the industry and rely upon appropriate independent comparability data to support its decision making process. Executive compensation programs and decisions will be approved in advance of their implementation.”

“Decisions are made by the board of trustees. When available, comparatives are used.”

“Documents are available at www.suncoastcenter.org or upon request.”

“For over 70 years, suncoast center, inc. Has provided a comprehensive range of evidence-based programs that address emotional wellness, trauma services, and child advocacy to individuals and families throughout pinellas county. During 2015-2016, suncoast center held true to its mission of strengthening, protecting, and restoring lives for a healthy community, through its provision of 252,814 services to over 27,000 individuals throughout pinellas county. These services included mental health, substance abuse, family counseling, trauma assessment and therapeutic services. Services are provided regardless of the individual's sex, nationality, and/or religion and are administered with respect to the individual. The demographic snapshot of our clients consists of 36% minority with 93% of our clients living in poverty. Suncoast center has 262 full-time employees, 74 volunteers and 14 interns that include psychiatric and medical staff, clinical therapists, case managers, administrative, and support staff. Suncoast center's staff reflects the diversity of clients served. Thirty-four percent (34%) of employees are minority members. Our staff receive extensive training, including training in cultural diversity and competency training, not only for racial, ethnic, religious, and sexual orientation, but also on the culture of poverty. Suncoast center is one of the largest utilizers of long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication in the state of florida. Long-acting injectable antipsychotic medications can be more efficient and effective for some clients. They can increase medication compliance, improve daily functioning and stability, and improve long term outcomes for severely and persistently mentally ill clients. Proving that treatment does work, our efforts resulted in 94% of our adult clients with severe and persistent mental illnesses are now living in a stable housing environment, and 34% of our adult clients with serious mental illness are competitively employed. Our child outcomes are just as impressive: 94% of our emotionally disturbed (ed) youth have improved functioning; 87% of our severely emotionally disturbed (sed) youth improved their level of functioning and 91% attained regular school attendance. All of the youths participating in our substance abuse treatment completed the program, and 100% of our young clients in substance abuse treatment reduced arrests from admission to discharge. As the provider for pinellas county's child advocacy center, we seek to prevent child maltreatment and child welfare involvement, assist with school readiness, and empower children to succeed in school. During 2015- 2016, our child protection team screened over 9,800 abuse reports and evaluated 1,211 children. We provided 1,852 services to children and their families resulting in 97% having no report of abuse and/or neglect during participation of child abuse prevention services, and 95% having no new verified report of abuse and/or neglect for a period of 12 months after case closure. In addition, our medical foster care program reunified 53% of their discharges to their biological families and 8% were adopted by a new family. Suncoast center is pinellas county's only certified rape crisis center. In our community of over 900,000, we are the frontline for the preventive and reactive response to sexual assault. During 2015-2016, the rape crisis center responded to 349 rape crisis calls and provided 211 sexual assault exams. In collaboration with the community, suncoast center is represented on 88 community councils, collaborative partnerships, and task forces, and has formal agreements with 62 local agencies, coalitions and advocacy groups. Some of these community partners have come together to form the pinellas community empowerment team to address the needs of individuals with serious behavioral health disorders who are repeatedly being admitted to the crisis stabilization unit and the jail. The goal of this pilot project is to engage”

“Other quality programs and services provided include; child protection team (medically directed and multidisciplinary team to assist law enforcement in the investigation of child abuse and neglect), trauma services, sexual assault victim examination (save) services, medical foster care, self sufficiency services (financial counseling and education), forensic services (circuit court 6), comprehensive community services team (services to individuals with severe mental illness), senior counseling, school based health services, intensive family services, and the exchange (a service for clients to obtain clothing and household items at no cost).”

“Investment in s-corp/partnership -11,523”