Mental Health Care in Florida

Mental Health Facilities by City in Florida

The Florida cities with the most SAMHSA-listed mental health facilities. All 144 cities are listed below the table.

Crisis and Support Lines in Florida

Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org, any time. Mobile Response Teams provide 24/7 emergency behavioral health care to anyone in Florida. Find the team that serves your county on the DCF Specialty Treatment Team Maps, or call 988, where a crisis counselor can refer you to a Mobile Response Team.

• Florida crisis services

Florida's Mental Health Agency

Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program, Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) oversees public mental health services in Florida.

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program, Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)
• Find local services through Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program, Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)

Medicaid Mental Health Coverage in Florida

Florida's Medicaid program is Florida Medicaid, Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) program, Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) component. Most Florida Medicaid recipients are enrolled in the SMMC Program. Community behavioral health services are one of the minimum covered services for all Managed Medical Assistance plans serving Medicaid enrollees. Covered mental health services the state names include Assessments, Medical and psychiatric services, Individual, group and family therapies, Rehabilitative services and Mental health targeted case management for adults with a serious mental illness and children with a serious emotional disturbance. Community behavioral health services are for Florida Medicaid recipients requiring medically necessary community behavioral health services.

• Florida Medicaid, Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) program, Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) component mental health services
• Florida Medicaid behavioral health

Managing Entities (MEs)

The Florida Department of Children and Families contracts for behavioral health services through regional systems of care called Managing Entities (MEs). These entities do not provide direct services; rather, they allow DCF's funding to be tailored to the specific behavioral health needs in the various regions of the State.

• Managing Entities (MEs) in Florida

Check a Therapist's License in Florida

Before you start, confirm your therapist or psychologist holds an active Florida license.

• Psychologists: Florida Board of Psychology
• Clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors: Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling

Guides for Your Next Step

See how to find a therapist, how sliding-scale therapy works, whether Medicaid covers therapy and the difference between a psychiatrist and a therapist.

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