Personal Enrichment Through Mental Health Services, Inc

Mental Health Care, located in Tampa, Fla., specializes in assisting at-risk children, adolescents and adults. It also serves individuals suffering from mental, behavioral and physical disorders. The agency s Mental Health Care Foundation was created to support and is the fundraising arm of Mental Health Care. Mental Health Care Foundation offers a wide variety of programs and services, such as prevention and education, early intervention, assessment, counseling and 24-hour emergency care. The foundation also offers mobile crisis response teams, residential treatment, inpatient care, crisis intervention, and case and medication management services. It additionally provides employment assistance and skills acquisition training programs.

Based out of Stillwater, Fla., Eckerd Youth Alternatives has been a provider of youth services for over 35 years. Through some 40 Eckerd programs in eight states, nearly 63,000 youths have passed through an Eckerd program. Eckerd Youth Alternatives operate a camp that was started in 1968 as a place for troubled boys. The institution has developed into a larger multi-state assortment of programs for at-risk/troubled boys and girls. Eckerd Youth Alternatives is a private, nonprofit organization nationally recognized for its programs to help youth. Programs serve boys and girls ages 8-18 who are at risk for or exhibit emotional and behavioral problems at home, school and/or in the community. As a pioneer in therapeutic treatment in outdoor settings, Eckerd Youth Alternatives provides specialized residential treatment and community-based programs for juvenile offenders, early intervention and prevention curriculum in grade schools. The new Transition to Independence program helps foster care youth approaching adulthood.