Our Community Action Team (CAT) serves children in homes, schools and daycare settings to help lower the risk of hospitalization, reduce contact with law enforcement and improve functioning within the home, school and community settings. The goal is to help the child/adolescent and family become successful in the environment where they live, preventing the need for residential treatment.

In Walton County, CAT serves youth ages 11 to 21.

Program questions or assistance (Walton County): 850-332-6371

The Lakeview Center Mobile Response Team (MRT) serves Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties. MRT provides 24/7 intervention and support and is available to respond within 60 minutes via telephone triage or in-person. We can come to you. In addition to helping individuals, we partner with local law enforcement, schools, emergency rooms and other providers. MRT also provides after-care to ensure a smooth transition to the appropriate support services.

Call 866-517-7766

Located in DeFuniak Springs near Lakeview Center of Walton County, this center is a residential treatment program for women struggling with substance misuse. Our team helps women, primarily those who are pregnant or postpartum. Mother and child can remain together during this crucial time.

Mailing address:
79 North Davis Lane
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

New client registration:

• Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
• Phone: 850-892-8030 for information or speak with our administrative care manager at 850-974-9212

Services and related links:
Drug and alcohol services

The goal of our family support team is to help families remain together as long as the children are safe in their homes. This unique Walton County program provides wraparound services and in-home supportive services to children in non-judicial cases. The family care unit provides assessments for parents involved in a judicial dependency case. All families are referred by the Department of Children and Families and FamiliesFirst Network.

Services include:

• Home safety and maintenance
• Child development and well-being
• Basic parent education and training
• Housing assistance
• Vocational services
• Transportation resources
• Money management
• Nutrition counseling
• Information and referrals
• Community resources

Program questions or assistance: 850-530-0088

Lakeview Center of Walton County also provides daily psychosocial rehabilitation. The goal is to restore the skills and abilities necessary for independent living by promoting:

• Development and maintenance of daily living skills
• Food planning and preparation
• Money management
• Maintaining a living environment
• Appropriate use of community services

The program helps individuals who have a mental health diagnosis and require medically necessary behavioral health community support services, while exhibiting one of the following symptoms severe enough to cause significant impairment in daily functioning:

• Psychiatric
• Behavioral or cognitive
• Addictive behavior
• Clinical conditions

Hours: Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. until noon

Phone: 850-892-8055

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) is designed to help people struggling with mental health issues to obtain housing and stability.

PATH links eligible people to mental health and substance abuse services in Okaloosa and Walton counties.

Case managers can also provide referrals to our community partners for services such as:

• Shelter
• Transportation
• Habilitation and rehabilitation
• Employment
• Permanent housing

Phone: 850-307-8333
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For after-hours information and referrals, please call 2-1-1.