Children’s needs are very different from adults, and our specialized team is dedicated to bringing families the care that’s best for you. Lakeview Center is Northwest Florida’s most comprehensive provider of behavioral health care for kids and families, offering an array of programs and treatment settings.
Children’s services at Lakeview Center range from outpatient and community-based care to crisis, inpatient and residential treatment.
Lakeview Center serves children with wide array of conditions at locations across Northwest Florida, with programs including:
We can also extend our treatments, services and programs to coordinate with family and non-family members who are involved in the child’s life.
A trauma-informed care approach is the foundation of our work, meaning we consider each child’s individual experience of trauma and their reactions to it. Then we work with them to feel emotionally safe while learning how to cope with triggers.
Our team is here to help address your child’s behavioral health issues so your family can live life to the fullest.
Lakeview Center provides outpatient counseling for children and adolescents in both individual and group therapy settings. For those needing psychiatric evaluations, support or medication management, our medical staff provides services at locations across Northwest Florida, with telehealth appointments also available.
Our programs serve a range of needs, including mental health issues, as well as substance misuse.
Infant and early childhood mental health treatment focuses on enhancing the parent-child bond and is designed to maximize strengths and reduce stressors. Clinical interventions include child-parent psychotherapy, family counseling, play therapy and behavior management education. This community-based program helps families with children newborn to age 5-years-old by providing services in both home environments and clinical settings.
Lakeview Center’s Mobile Response Team (MRT) provides a 24/7 support hotline for those experiencing a mental health crisis in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties. MRT is available to help either over the phone or by coming to you in-person when needed
When a child faces mental health issues, both the child – and their family – may benefit from community-based, in-home support to help face everyday challenges. Community-based care allows us to reach children in need wherever they are. By bringing care to those we serve, we remove barriers to treatment so children and families can get the help they need – in settings where they feel most comfortable.
Our goal is to help children, adolescents and family members succeed in their home environments, preventing the need for residential treatment or hospitalization.
Lakeview Center’s Meridian is a statewide inpatient psychiatric program for children and adolescents between the ages of 7 and 17.
The residential setting and treatments focus on 24-hour supervision and intensive psychiatric treatment. The team utilizes a multi-disciplinary treatment approach with a focus on psychotherapeutic intervention in a structured, community living environment.
Lakeview Center provides specialized treatment for children in the foster care system, as well as preventive services to keep children safe, together with their families. Our team also oversees two foster care group homes.
Because substance misuse and mental health issues can potentially overlap into child abuse and neglect, we work as a comprehensive human services agency to bridge the gaps and connect families to the help they need.
