Mental Health & Well-beingResources

Licensed Mental Health Counselor LeeAnne Poloronis works with children, teens and women in person and via telehealth.

PanCare Health has several mobile bus units to provide health services into our communities. Find out what bus is coming to your neighborhood by calling the number above or going to pancarefl.org.

This health organization provides a wide variety of health care services in the area: primary medical care that can help with urgent or diabetic needs, dental care, eye care, and affordable therapy services. PanCare also provides treatment to substance abuse addiction.

PanCare Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center.

Staff work with you and your family to identify personal strengths that can help you achieve long-term success. For addiction services, the Franklin County Human Services Center includes mental health assessments, counseling, intensive outpatient programs, medication-assisted treatment, and youth services. Check out their website or call today to find out more about their local services.

The salvation army provides:

-Domestic Violence Support and Shelter Resources-Gulf County(850-769-7989 Help for Domestic Abuse | The Salvation Army USA)

-Transitional Housing

-Direct Assistance

-Emergency Disaster Support

PSJ Office is open Fridays, 8:00 AM-5:00PM. Call for the addiction recovery group session schedule.

Free depression support group on the 2nd Friday of each month in PSJ.

Life Management Center provides comprehensive behavioral, mental health, and family counseling services. They offer objective, professional help with personal problems ranging from family life adjustment difficulties to stress reactions, substance use, and mental illness.

Community Action Team (CAT)-The Community Action Team (CAT) is a self-contained multi-disciplinary clinical team that serves children (11-21) and their families who reside in Franklin County. CAT provides in-home, family-centered services individualized according to the strengths and needs of the child and family. The team and family work together with a goal of supporting and sustaining the youth or young adult in the most appropriate environment.

Helping individuals and families of Franklin County succeed in recovering from emotional, psychiatric, and substance abuse crises. 24/7 Mental Health Mobile Response Team-800-342-0774

"At Apalachee Center, we know that no one is helpless, and no one needs to be hopeless. Apalachee Center offers a full spectrum of care for families and individuals seeking help and recovery from psychiatric or addictions crises. Our services range from acute inpatient psychiatric evaluation and treatment, through residential and intensive home-based services, all the way to outpatient psychotherapy and medication management. At Apalachee Center, these services are all part of a single continuum of care. From crisis through recovery, the Apalachee Center team – doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, therapists, case managers, behavioral health techs, support staff, and a host of other committed, compassionate team members working together – will support you and your family every step of the way. At Apalachee Center, we see people recover from psychiatric crises every day, and we know that recovery is not only possible – it should be the standard."

Free Virtual Mental Health Therapy

Access Discount Healthcare “ADHC” provides virtual chat telehealth therapy to qualified uninsured individuals in 18 counties in Northwest Florida. Services are FREE and at no cost to qualified uninsured individuals, teens (ages 10-17), and family members.

Welcome to Access Discount Healthcare (ADHC), where we provide mental health support over the phone. Our teletherapy services offer a convenient and accessible way for people to get the help they need from the comfort of their own home.

We are pleased to announce that ADHC is now a provider to the NWF Health Network system to provide virtual mental and behavioral health therapy. This program is sponsored by the State of Florida and the State of Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF).

How it works:

Call Us

Call 800-354-9308 and speak with one of our intake staff who will help you determine your eligibility.

We match you with a Therapist

You will then be assigned a therapist to determine treatment plans and course of action.

Therapy is Free

Treatment plans will continue for as long as needed and are not subject to a maximum number of visits.

Terrance Keenan Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Fridays

Gulf Wind Counseling was founded with a vision to provide high-quality psychotherapy to children, adolescents and adults regardless of socio-economic background. We strive to determine the best treatment strategies for each client using evidence-based therapy modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy,​ Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Structural Family Therapy and Internal Family Systems Therapy. If you need help with depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms, anger management or anything that is making your life stressful, we'll provide an open, accepting environment to improve your mental health.  

Tess is a chatbot middle and high school age children can text, just like they would with a friend. This is not a crisis response service.

Tess is a mental health chatbot powered by AI. Tess supports students by listening to their concerns and delivers psychoeducational content and mental health coping techniques. Chatting with Tess is stigma free and she provides unbiased emotional support on-demand.

Available 24/7 via text message, students can use the chat box above to begin chatting with Tess. Developed in collaboration with mental health professionals, Tess provides self-help content that has been proven to lower symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Built by clinical psychologists and used by more than 19 million people, Tess is a mental health chatbot that coaches people through tough times by having text message conversations.

Promoted through the North West Florida Health Network.

The Chrysalis Heath team includes psychiatrists and nurse practitioners that are board certified to treat adults, adolescents, and children, licensed clinical social workers (LCSW), licensed mental health counselors (LMHC), licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFT), certified substance abuse counselors, masters level therapists, targeted case managers, as well as a comprehensive team of executive and administrative support professionals.

Chrysalis offers a range of community based behavioral health care services to include psychiatric evaluations, medication management, mental health evaluations, therapeutic behavioral on-site services, individual therapy, family therapy, and group therapy. Services may be rendered in a variety of settings as well as a variety of modalities; to include the client’s residence, school, and/or job site, telehealth, and in-office locations. 

Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital is a Joint Commission-accredited psychiatric hospital. Located in the heart of beautiful Panama City, Florida, Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital provides mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, active duty service members and their families and veterans.

Located at the main campus is our 86-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital and outpatient center. Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital also has three satellite outpatient centers located throughout the Florida Panhandle: Blue Springs Outpatient Center in Marianna and Okaloosa Outpatient Center in Fort Walton Beach. Additionally, we are proud to offer Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy at our main campus in Panama City, as well as the Okaloosa Outpatient Center in Fort Walton Beach.

Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital provides acute psychiatric services in a secure and nurturing environment to children (ages 4 to 12), adolescents (ages 13 to 17) and adults (ages 18 and older). With confidentiality and sensitivity, our inpatient programs allow patients to begin treatment in an intensive and secure therapeutic environment where they are cared for 24 hours a day by our team of compassionate and highly trained professionals. Treatment includes medication management, individual, group and family therapy, classes in coping skills and a wide variety of therapeutic activities, such as expressive therapy, art and music therapy, recreational therapy and yoga therapy. Our clinical staff utilizes a range of evidence-based treatment, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) strategies and Prolonged Exposure (PE). Our goal is to stabilize acute symptoms as quickly as possible so patients can continue treatment in a less restrictive, outpatient environment. Our four outpatient centers offer intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs with the same patient-centered care for individualized, specific treatment goals, allowing the best continuity of care for our clients.