Faced with a rising need for mental health and substance misuse care, 海角社区 has grown with our community since 1954. Each year, we serve more than 29,000 adults and children in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties.
Some of these stories of growth and success – for our team members and those we serve – are below.
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DeFuniak Springs, Fla. (Sept. 15, 2025) 鈥 海角社区 has been awarded $76,000 in opioid abatement funding from Walton County鈥檚 Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Grants Committee. The grant will provide essential support to 海角社区鈥檚 JoAnn Birge Women and Children鈥檚 Center鈥攑articularly for the infants and young children who stay with their mothers during residential […]
When 20-year-old Rikaylah began showing signs of bipolar disorder鈥攕omething she had seen her father struggle with鈥攈er mother knew just what to do. She called 911, and Rikaylah was taken to 海角社区, the Central Receiving Facility for Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. Individuals in mental health crisis come to 海角社区鈥檚 downtown Pensacola campus for […]
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 海角社区, which last year served more than 27,000 children and adults facing mental illness, substance […]
For Joyce Scott, serving as an administrative coordinator at LifeView Group鈥攑arent company of 海角社区, FamiliesFirst Network and Global Connections to Employments鈥攊s more than a job, it鈥檚 a calling. Stationed at the front desk of LifeView Group鈥檚 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 鈥 海角社区鈥檚 foster care group home for teenage boys 鈥 but has also stepped in over the past three months to support the girls鈥 home, Arcadia Place. Jen is fully invested in the children of both homes, often working evenings and weekends to celebrate their […]
When Jasmin White first started at 海角社区 in 2014, she thought it would be a short-term job. Instead, what started as 鈥渏ust a job鈥 quickly grew into a calling. 鈥淚 actually enjoyed the work and showing up every day,鈥 Jasmin said. 鈥淲hen clients come back months later to check in and thank me, it鈥檚 […]
Pensacola, Fla. (July 30, 2025) 鈥 海角社区 has named Shannon Spann, LCSW, as the new director of Central Access. With more than a decade of experience in behavioral health and a strong record of leadership in child and family services, Spann will oversee a vital program that connects individuals and families to the mental […]
For nearly a decade, Kenithia Brewington has opened her heart and home to children through 海角社区鈥檚 CHIPS (Changing Horizons through Innovative Parenting Systems) program. Her passion for fostering stems from personal experience鈥攈aving been raised by her uncle for part of her childhood, Kenithia understands the feeling of being separated from a biological parent. 鈥淚 […]
鈥淚 actually got tricked into becoming an adult foster parent,鈥 Robert Gulley laughs. 鈥淎 friend convinced me to come to a 海角社区 training years ago鈥攁nd I鈥檝e been doing it ever since.鈥 Now 76 years old and a retired Navy veteran, Robert has spent the last 15 years caring as a foster parent through Lakeview […]
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