Lakeview Center serves adults and children with mental illnesses, drug and alcohol dependencies and intellectual disabilities. With more than 60 programs ranging from outpatient counseling and psychiatry to 24/7 crisis support and residential treatments for substance misuse, our specialized team members provide hope and healing for some of the most vulnerable in our area. Faced with a rising need for mental health and substance misuse care, Lakeview Center is here to serve, growing with our community since 1954.
From Escambia to Walton County, Lakeview Center offers more than 60 programs for mental health and substance misuse, including residential treatment, outpatient services, crisis support and community-based care for both adults and children.
Our Mobile Response Team offers 24/7 crisis intervention and support, providing telephone triage or coming to callers for in-person help, when needed. Our acute care services, located on our main campus in downtown Pensacola, include our Crisis Stabilization Unit and Short-term Residential Treatment, as well as our Addiction Receiving Facility for detox care and our Central Receiving Facility for Baker Act screenings.
For those struggling with misuse of drugs or alcohol, Lakeview Center offers a range of outpatient, residential and acute treatment options, including medication-assisted treatment, intensive-outpatient care, a specialized DUI program, inpatient detox care, and community outreach for HIV/AIDS testing and opioid overdose education.
For those coping with mental health issues, Lakeview Center provides comprehensive care personalized to meet your needs. Our options range from outpatient counseling in individual and group settings, to wraparound care and case management, as well as residential programs for those struggling with chronic mental illness. When a condition requires treatment using medications, we provide comprehensive outpatient psychiatric treatment, as well as medication management. Many of our programs include options for virtual appointments.
When a behavioral health condition requires treatment using medications, your health care provider will assess your needs and work with you to develop a plan that’s best for you. Lakeview Center is here to provide comprehensive psychiatric care, including pharmacy services, medication management, therapeutic injections, case management, children’s psychiatry services and inpatient crisis care, if needed.
Children’s needs are very different from adults. Our specialized caregivers are dedicated to providing comprehensive care for kids and families.
Lakeview Center serves children across many different locations, including outpatient, community-based and residential programs addressing mental health, substance misuse, autism care, early childhood needs, and specialized care for children in the welfare system.
The Special Populations Network at Lakeview Center provides essential services for adults with intellectual disabilities, autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and other conditions.
All of our programs are designed to support these individuals in leading fulfilling, independent lives with the assistance they need.
Pensacola, Fla. (Sept. 10, 2025) – Runners, walkers and advocates for mental health are invited to take part in the Landrum 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. The race kicks off at 8 a.m. from the Landrum office in downtown Pensacola, located at 219 E. Garden Street. Proceeds from the event will benefit Lakeview Center, which last year served more than 27,000 children […]
For Joyce Scott, serving as an administrative coordinator at LifeView Group—parent company of Lakeview Center, FamiliesFirst Network and Global Connections to Employments—is more than a job, it’s a calling. Stationed at the front desk of LifeView Group’s administrative building in Pensacola, she is the first welcoming face many clients see and the first reassuring voice […]
Jen McDonald, Behavioral Health technician manager, manages Cabot Heights – Lakeview Center’s foster care group home for teenage boys – but has also stepped in over the past three months to support the girls’ home, Arcadia Place. Jen is fully invested in the children of both homes, often working evenings and weekends to celebrate their […]
