New Horizons

Providing mental health and substance abuse services for children in our four-county areas. Clients may be referred by family, a community agency, or the courts, or may be self-referred. Comprehensive social, psychological, and psychiatric evaluations are provided. The appropriate treatment will be provided based on the evaluation and diagnosis.

Case managers serve as a connection for children and their families who are in need of services from many community agencies. A New Horizons team links families to community resources and advocates for the family when needed. They provide services in the home, school, and community.​​​

Funded initially through the generosity of the Frances Langford Foundation. This 20-bed facility provides services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for children ages 6 through 17 in need of mental health or substance abuse crisis intervention.​​​

A substance abuse prevention program conducted in schools in St. Lucie, Martin, Okeechobee, and Indian River Counties to build resiliency in youth. The educators help students develop greater self-esteem and coping skills individually, or in small group sessions. This program is evidence-based and similar models have proven to be effective across the nation.

​The CAT Team provides family-centered, culturally competent services focused on the strengths and needs of each child and his/her family to support and sustain the child in his/her family system and the community. The CAT Team serves children ages 5 to 21 years of age with a mental health diagnosis or mental health and co-occurring substance abuse diagnosis, at risk for out-of-home placement for whom traditional services have not been adequate.​

Psychiatric Medical services are provided to children, and adolescents. These services consist of crisis intervention, diagnostic evaluation, medication management, and other treatment recommendations, such as inpatient or outpatient treatment. Discharge from an inpatient unit ideally results in seamless transition into the community with referral for follow-up care. Outpatient services are directed towards maintenance of the individual in the community, with a focus on recovery and resilience.