Community Wellness Counseling & Support Services, Bristol

*CARF accredited group outpatient practice currently accepting new patients, all mental health professionals are English speaking only *Treats children through adults in person and by video (telemental health); depression, anxiety, grief, eating disorders, and trauma in individual, family, couples and group settings *Public School and Early Learning programs including observation, preventative care, advocacy, and care coordination for individual students; consultation, observation and crisis planning and intervention for teachers and administrators; education for parents, teachers, and staff *Provides pre-surgical bariatric psychological evaluations as mandated by insurance companies for approved for weight loss surgery *Practice can offer psychiatric supervised medication prescription and managment *Fees $125 an hour, does not offer a sliding scale for self-pay; accepts Aetna and Simply Florida Healthy Kids Plans, BCBS, BEACON, Big Bend Community Based Care, BNET, Children's Medical Services (CMS) Title 19, Children's Medical Services (CMS) Title 21, Humana Medicaid, KeyPro EAP, Lighthouse Medicaid, Medicaid Fee-For-Service, Medicare, OPTUM, Private Pay, Sunshine Medicaid, United Health Care, and Wellcare / Staywell Medicaid Insurances *All programs, services, and administration are located in the Bristol office; Tallahassee office (2940 E Park Ave Tallahassee, FL 32301) is for therapy sessions only

Services: Adolescent/Youth Counseling, Autism Therapy, Eating Disorders Treatment, Medicaid, Medication Information/Management, Mental Health Evaluation, Parent Counseling, Pediatric Developmental Assessment, Psychiatric Medication Services, Telemental Health

Connections Church

*Bible-based church focusing on helping homeless people transition to stability *Helps homeless persons on Thursdays obtain Florida ID AFTER they have first visited the Kearney Center or ECHO for initial information *Clothing and prescription assistance when funds are available *Pastoral counseling at Kearney Center on Thursdays *Three free meals weekly for anyone in need: lunch on Wednesday after Bible study and breakfast Sunday before church services and lunch after *Free transportation to church from the Kearney Center and other designated locations at designated times; call for nearest location

Services: Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites, Faith Based Counseling, General Clothing Provision, Prescription Expense Assistance

Copline, An Officer's Lifeline

*24/7 national crisis, suicide and general counseling hotline for any type of law enforcement officer, active or retired, and their families *Answered by retired officers who are vetted and trained in active listening and provide assistance with successful management of various stressors that impact law enforcement officers and their families *All calls are confidential and the caller can trust that their agency will not be informed *Should the caller need further assistance, the peer listener has access to clinical referrals to therapists and programs in the caller's area to further assist with ongoing stressors

Services: General Crisis Intervention Hotlines, Specialized Information and Referral, Suicide Prevention Hotlines

Covenant Hospice, Care Services

*Must be referred by medical provider to receive hospice services, either inpatient or outpatient *Continued in-home nursing and personal care services for persons with limited life expectancy through RN case managers, LPNs and home health aids *Families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia can request financial aid support for respite care.

Services: Bereavement and Grief Counseling, Hospice Care, Respite Care, Volunteer Opportunities

Craig, John, LCSW (SW 16632)

*Licensed Clinical Social Worker (SW 16632) in private practice who is currently accepting new patients in a location which is not accessible, but can be reached by public transportation *Fees $95 an hour, offers a sliding scale for self-pay; does not accept insurance *Treats adolescents, young adults, adults and geriatrics as individuals by video (telemental health); specialty treatment areas include general anxiety and depression, mood disorders, trauma counseling, PTSD, and grief/bereavement *Therapist is male, English speaking, Caucasian & cannot prescribe or manage patient's medications

Services: Adolescent/Youth Counseling, Bereavement and Grief Counseling, Mental Health Assessment and Treatment, Mental Health Evaluation, Telemental Health

Crisis Text Line

*Provides access to emotional support and information to anyone in any type of crisis *Text "HOME" to 741741; or go online to chat, text, or message on WhatsApp trained specialists receive text and respond quickly *Trained volunteer specialists receive text and respond quickly with secure counseling and referrals

Services: Call Center Volunteer Opportunities, Crisis Intervention, General Crisis Intervention Hotlines

Damron, Kristi, LCSW (SW15791)

*Licensed Clinical Social Worker (SW15791) in group practice who is currently accepting new patients in a practice which is accessible and can be reached by public transportation *Fees $125 an hour, offers a sliding scale for self-pay; and accepts Medicare, Cigna, United Behavioral Health, Oscar, Aetna, and Kepro EAP insurances *Treats young adults, adults and geriatrics in person and by video (telemental health); specialty treatment areas include general anxiety and depression, trauma, crisis counseling, family issues, suicide prevention, emotional distress caused by chronic disease, and veteran's issues *Therapist is female, English speaking, Caucasian & cannot prescribe or manage patient's medications

Services: Family Counseling, General Counseling Services, Mental Health Evaluation, Suicide Counseling, Telemental Health, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Veteran Reintegration Counseling

Daniel Statewide Inpatient Psychiatric Program (SIPP)

*Statewide In-Patient Psychiatric program (SIPP) provides both foster and parental custody children exhibiting the most severe symptoms of mental and emotional distress with intensive residential treatment over four to six month periods; designed to assist residents in stabilizing behavior in therapeutic environment while receiving psychotherapeutic interventions; serves boys and girls, ages 5-17, needing an increased level of residential care due to emotional and/or behavioral functioning difficulties while still allowing children to earn the necessary school credits to stay on track with their grade in school *Children must be recommended for inpatient treatment by a Florida licensed psychiatrist or psychologist and approved by their insurance for residential treatment; Daniel accepts CMS Title 19 and 21 insurance as well as Medicaid and offers a sliding scale based on family size and income

Services: Residential Mental Health Treatment Facilities

DCF, Florida Abuse Hotline

*Centralized Florida hotline responsible for receiving reports alleging abuse, neglect, abandonment and/or exploitation of children under 18, the elderly, or disabled, institutionalized or vulnerable adults as mandated in Chapters 39 and 415 of the Florida Statutes *Reports can be made anonymously if desired or person making report may request that their identity be kept confidential *Call-takers assess information and take reports when warranted 24/7 *Reports transmitted to DCF staff in local counties for investigation *Persons wanting to make a report may either call, fax, or use the website tool *Any person who knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that a child under 18, aged person, disabled or institutionalized adult is abused, neglected, abandoned or exploited is mandated by Chapter 415 of the Florida Statutes to report such information to the Florida Abuse Hotline

Services: Adult Protective Services, Child Abuse Hotlines, Children's Protective Services

DCF, Parent Educ/Family Stabilization Course Providers

*Florida DCF maintains list of providers of a course that all parties in a divorce involving children are required to take *Parenting course is a minimum of four hours designed to educate, train, and assist divorcing parents regarding the consequences of divorce on parents and children *In some counties, parents may take the course on-line as a course or webinar; on-line information about courses available on website or may call main office in Tallahassee for a list

Services: Divorce Counseling, Parenting Skills Classes