South County Mental Health Center – Delray Beach, Florida

Payment Options

• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Private health insurance
• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
• Other State funds
• County or local government funds
• Community Mental Health Block Grants
• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• Self-pay options
• Financial aid
• Military insurance

The South County Mental Health Center is a comprehensive nonprofit organization dedicated to providing specialist mental and behavioral health treatment in order to improve the health and welfare of the local community. It is situated in Delray Beach, Florida. This state-chartered nonprofit, which has been in operation since 1974, offers easily accessible, caring assistance to individuals and families across Palm Beach County, which is home to around 600,000 people south of Southern Boulevard. To ensure that people of all ages and financial levels have access to high-quality mental health services, the center provides treatment choices for persons from a variety of backgrounds.

The comprehensive spectrum of care offered by South County Mental Health Center, which includes crisis stabilization, outpatient treatments, and residential treatment, is one of its distinctive features. As their requirements change, this framework enables patients to move between different levels of care, keeping their recuperation process consistent inside the same reliable institution. The clinic is especially well-known for its dual diagnosis program, which treats co-occurring mental health issues like depression or PTSD in addition to drug use problems. South County offers comprehensive therapy to address all facets of a patient’s well-being since it recognizes the connection between addiction and mental health.

The South County Mental Health Center plays a crucial role in the community, serving over 5,000 clients yearly and receiving 400 treatment requests each month. Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, counselors, and support personnel are among the more than 300 medical professionals that work at the facility. They are all committed to providing clinically sound care with empathy and tact. With assistance accessible at every step of their mental health journey, our interdisciplinary team guarantees that clients get customized treatment catered to their individual requirements.

The Palm Beach Board of County Commissioners, grants from agencies including the Florida Department of Children & Families and the Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network, and state and county contracts all contribute to the center’s revenue. South County also depends on contributions from people who understand the value of easily available mental health services to satisfy community needs. These monies assist the center in obtaining matching grants that are necessary for program expansion and maintenance.

South County Mental Health Center continues to be a reliable source for mental health services throughout uncertain and necessary times, guaranteeing that individuals in the area may get the treatment they need. The lives of individuals, children, and families in Palm Beach County are profoundly impacted by South County’s dedication to providing caring, high-quality assistance.

Treatment Options

The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:

• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services

The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:

• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
• Screening for tobacco use
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment

Treatment Modalities

• Couples/family therapy
• Group counseling
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Activity therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
• Individual counseling
• Trauma-related counseling
• Nutrition Therapy
• Recreational Therapy

Conditions Treated

• Mental health treatment
• Substance use treatment
• Co-occurring Disorders
• Alcoholism
• Opioid Treatement

Levels Of Care

• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Outpatient
• Detoxification
• Partial Hospitalization Program
• Halfway house
• Aftercare
• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization

License and Accreditation

Ancillary Services

• Assertive community treatment
• Intensive case management
• Case management service
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Family psychoeducation
• Illness management and recovery
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Suicide prevention services
• Supported employment
• Supported housing