Apalachee Center, Community Action Team (CAT)

*24/7 Crisis Response Team providing a full range of services to clients aged 11-21 with a documented mental illness, who failed at less intense forms of treatment or who may have multiple crisis stabilization episodes, involvement with law enforcement or Juvenile Justice systems, involvement with the child welfare system, or current/possible placement in an alternative school setting; *A step up from ‘traditional’ outpatient services or a step down from a long-term placement, such as a SIPP; available 24/7 to respond to crisis calls and are deployed when necessary in order to prevent crisis stabilization episodes or law enforcement involvement *Serves a limited number of families at any given time and services last anywhere from six to nine months; team consists of a Team Leader, two Care Managers, two Therapists, 3 Peer Specialists, and one Staff Assistant; Provides limited respite care, not lasting more than four hours for caregivers *Services available in Leon, Gadsden and Wakulla Counties; *Accepts most insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, sliding scale for those who meet clinical criteria

Services: Adolescent/Youth Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Family Preservation Programs, Juvenile Delinquency Diversion Counseling, Medicaid, Medicare, Outpatient Mental Health Facilities, Respite Care

Apalachee Center, Franklin County Clinic

*Outpatient mental health services for Franklin County residents including mental health evaluations, case management, medication management, and psychiatric assessments for individuals, families and groups ages 6 through adults *Fees depend on patient needs and services; accepts most insurances, Medicaid, Medicare, and has an income based sliding scale for those who are uninsured

Services: Adolescent/Youth Counseling, Case/Care Management, General Counseling Services, Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Health Screening, Outpatient Mental Health Facilities, Psychiatric Medication Services

Apalachee Center, Gadsden County Clinic

*Outpatient and In-patient mental health services for Gadsden County residents including primary care, mental health evaluations, case management, medication management, psychosocial rehabilitation and psychiatric assessments for individuals, families and groups ages 6 through adults *Fees depend on patient needs and services; accepts most insurances, Medicaid, Medicare, and has an income based sliding scale for those who are uninsured

Services: Case/Care Management, General Counseling Services, Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Health Screening, Outpatient Mental Health Facilities, Psychiatric Day Treatment, Psychiatric Medication Services, Residential Mental Health Treatment Facilities

Apalachee Center, Jefferson County Clinic

*Outpatient mental health services for Jefferson County residents including primary care, mental health evaluations, case management, medication management, psychosocial rehabilitation and psychiatric assessments for individuals, families and groups ages 6 through adults *Fees depend on patient needs and services; accepts most insurances, Medicaid, Medicare, and has an income based sliding scale for those who are uninsured

Services: Adolescent/Youth Counseling, Case/Care Management, General Counseling Services, Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Health Screening, Outpatient Mental Health Facilities, Psychiatric Day Treatment, Psychiatric Medication Services

Apalachee Center, Liberty County Clinic

*Outpatient mental health services for Liberty County residents including primary care, mental health evaluations, case management, medication management, psychosocial rehabilitation and psychiatric assessments for individuals, families and groups ages 6 through adults *Fees depend on patient needs and services; accepts most insurances, Medicaid, Medicare, and has an income based sliding scale for those who are uninsured

Services: Case/Care Management, General Counseling Services, Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Health Screening, Outpatient Mental Health Facilities, Psychiatric Day Treatment, Psychiatric Medication Services

Apalachee Center, Madison County Clinic

*Outpatient mental health services for Madison County residents including primary care, mental health evaluations, case management, medication management, psychosocial rehabilitation and psychiatric assessments for individuals, families and groups ages 6 through adults *Fees depend on patient needs and services; accepts most insurances, Medicaid, Medicare, and has an income based sliding scale for those who are uninsured

Services: Adolescent/Youth Counseling, Case/Care Management, General Counseling Services, Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Health Screening, Outpatient Mental Health Facilities, Psychiatric Medication Services

DOEA, Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders (SHINE)

*Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders (SHINE) can be reached through Florida Elder Helpline *Trained volunteers provide free in-person and telephone information about Medicare, Medicaid, and other health insurance coverage including: Medicare supplements, long term care insurance, prescription assistance, filling out insurance forms, comparing insurance policies and interpreting health insurance documents *May call insurance companies on clients' behalf if needed *The eight Big Bend area counties are all covered by the Program Liaison in Tallahassee *Specific county counseling site locations and schedule are as follows: *Franklin - No counseling sites in this county at this time * Gadsden - No counseling sites in this county at this time *Jefferson - Jefferson County Senior Citizens Center; M-F, 9AM-3PM; walk-ins and appointments welcome; 850-342-0242 *Leon - Area Agency on Aging and Tallahassee Senior Center; M-F, 9AM - 4PM; by appointment only *Liberty - No counseling sites in this county at this time *Madison County Senior Center, M-F, by appointment only *Taylor County - Taylor Senior Citizens Center, times vary, make appointment with counselor *Wakulla County - No counseling sites in this county at this time

Services: Medicaid, Medicare, Specialized Information and Referral

HHS, Medicare Information Line

*National number offering 24 hour service regarding questions and answers relating to all aspects of Medicare *Callers can listen to a wide range of recorded information, visit website, use chat feature on website, or access customer service representative by phone

Services: Medicare

Southeastern Therapy Services

*Language and pathology practice for children and adults who are currently accepting referrals for new clients - Comprehensive speech, language, and swallowing services *Services include: Diagnosis and treatment for autism & Social Pragmatic Disorders; Articulation, Fluency & Motor Speech Disorders; voice and swallowing disorders, language, cognition and memory disorders, auditory processing disorders, and dyslexia, assessments *Fees are $160 per hour, sliding scale offered for clients who do not have insurance or are insured by companies forwhom they are not providers - accepts CHP, Medicaid, including some Medicaid HMOs, Medipass, Medicare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Children's Home Society, Multi-Plan, Beechstreet, PHCS, Tricare, Universal insurances and payment from the Office of Disability Determination *Handicap Accessible and can take public transportation within two blocks of Tallahassee office *Crawfordville location - 2887 Crawfordville Hwy, Suite 4.

Services: Autism Therapy, Medicaid, Medicare, Pediatric Developmental Assessment, Pediatric Developmental Screening, Speech Therapy