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Mental health services long have been stretched thin, in Lakeland and in other areas across the country.
Lakeland Regional Health is widening the path to care with a 5,250-square-foot Center for Behavioral Wellness that it’s just opened on Missouri Avenue.
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According to LRH, the new facility offers:
- Traditional outpatient clinic for psychiatry and therapy, for all ages
- A psychiatric resident clinic to support training and capacity
- 17 provider offices designed to reduce wait times and increase availability
- Expanded access for children and adolescents
Who’s served: This new satellite location helps working families, youth and seniors access outpatient mental health care.
What already exists: The satellite office builds on LRH’s existing services at its main campus, including:
- Inpatient behavioral health care at the Harrell Family Center for Behavioral Wellness (opened in 2022)
- Crisis stabilization
- Pediatric and adult psychiatric services
- Integrated care in emergency and trauma departments
Bigger picture: The expansion comes as Floridians face mental health challenges, with nearly 800,000 reporting unmet needs due to cost or provider shortages.
The downtown Lakeland clinic also aims to reduce wait times for new patient appointments.
What’s coming: The new LRH Missouri Avenue clinic officially will open in mid-June and will be fully operational in July.
It already has providers seeing patients.
For those still navigating where to find mental health services, the clinic could be a lifeline.
“With the opening of this new clinic, we are proud to expand our reach (and) bring compassionate expert behavioral health services and care closer to the individuals and families who need it most,” said LRH President and CEO Danielle Drummond.
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