Florida Council for Community Mental Health

Top Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Experts Join Forces As Florida Behavioral Health Association

Posted on August 19, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY

Attorney General Ashley Moody To Address Florida Behavioral Health Conference

The annual Florida Behavioral Health Conference kicks off on Wednesday, August 21 at 9:15 a.m. in Orlando with the launch of the newly formed Florida Behavioral Health Association (FBHA), which is a consolidation of two long-standing, respected organizations, the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association and the Florida Council for Community Mental Health. [Read more…] about Top Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Experts Join Forces As Florida Behavioral Health Association

Florida’s Opioid Treatment Programs Continue to See Positive Outcomes

Posted on April 5, 2019

Programs through DCF and OSCA focus on alcohol and opioid recovery

According to an FDLE medical examiner’s report, there were 6,178 opioid related deaths in Florida in 2017— 453 more deaths than the previous year. Keeping effective drug treatment options and programs intact are necessary to address the state’s persistent opioid epidemic. [Read more…] about Florida’s Opioid Treatment Programs Continue to See Positive Outcomes