EBPS/Awards
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (National Council) has announced selections for the inaugural 2011 class of its Addressing Health Disparities Leadership Program. The program is designed to mentor culturally diverse mid-level managers into executive positions, nurturing leaders who can represent and serve our nation’s diverse communities. The Council would like to congratulate Sutton Place Behavioral Health and their staff member, Katrina Robinson-Wheeler for being selected for this program. Katrina will be the only Florida representative.
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Lakeview Center Breaks Ground For New Children’s Services Building.
Congratulations to Gary Bembry and Lakeview Center. Ground has been broken for a new 6 million dollar, 3 story building
allowing Lakeview Center to provide all of its outpatient services to children in a single location.
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Congratulations to Dr. Robert Nolan and ICFH for winning the prestigious 2010 SAMHSA Science and Service Award!
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Congratulations to Steve Ronik & Henderson Mental Health Center for winning
the prestigious SAMHSA Science and Service Award!
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The Institute for Child and Family Health is Awarded $1.2 Million.
$1.2 million in federal funding was awarded to ICFH to implement a program called the Youth Reentry Program (YRP). YRP is designed
to help juvenile offenders transition back into the local community after leaving a correctional facility.
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Apalachee Center Opens New, Expanded Psych Hospital.
On October 27, Apalachee Center open its new, state-of-the-art, EPH featuring the region’s first and only Geropsychiatric Unit.
Local dignitaries including US Rep. Boyd and DCF Secretary Gorge Sheldon attended the ribbon cutting ceremony.
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Read Tallahassee Democrat article.
Congratulations to Ned Ailes and Life Management Center on your schizophrenia related Grant!
Life Management Center of NW FL is one of only 35 locations across the US to be selected to participate in the research study known as RAISE Early Treatment Program. This study looks at the best ways to help people in the earliest stages of schizophrenia reduce their likelihood of experiencing long term disability.
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