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If you're in the Southwest Florida area seeking mental health and substance use support groups and group therapy programs, the David Lawrence Centers has mental health and addiction services... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Seeking Treatment for Substance Abuse? Convincing an addict to seek treatment can be one of the most challenging tasks anyone can undertake. It’s difficult for an addict to quit, and most addicts... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Taking an active part in the work of a garden can be enjoyable and therapeutic. Gardening can be used as a way of calming ones mind, after a long stressful week at the office. There is something... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
According to the American Psychological Association, “stress can be a reaction to a short-lived situation, such as being stuck in traffic. Or it can last a long time when you’re dealing with... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
The tragic loss of Robin Williams sparked a worldwide conversation about mental health, depression, suicide and aging. Old age is often portrayed as a time of rest, reflection and opportunities o do... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
After their beloved son lost his battle with addiction at 45, Bryan McCarthy's parents, Denis and Linda McCarthy, wanted to find a unique way to memorialize him while helping others sustain their... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Have you ever considered establishing an endowment? It's a powerful way to make a gift to David Lawrence Centers that will last forever, while also realizing tax benefits for your kindness. "Did... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
The Children's Psychiatric Medical Team recently welcomed a new and talented psychiatrist Emily Williams, MD, MPH as a part-time Staff Psychiatrist in Children's Outpatient Services. She is board... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Children's Prevention Services is expanding through a variety of new initiatives. This summer, Prevention partnered with the Guadalupe Center in Immokalee to implement Second Step, an evidence-based... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
DLC received a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to provide low-income, uninsured individuals in need of mental health and substance use services with... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
The biggest challenge we face in the advancement of wellness and recovery isstigma. Internal stigma manifests in shame and guilt resulting in not seeking treatment,lives lost or lives not fully... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Trauma, as defined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
There are many causes of insomnia. It should be noted that as annoying as insomnia can be, it is not lethal and does not create mental illness. In fact the body will enforce sleep when it becomes... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
In many homes today teens suffering from substance use and addiction go unnoticed, simply because parents are unaware of the signs. According to Help Guide, “experimenting with drugs doesn’t... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Self-directed Violence: Did you know suicide is a serious public health problem that can have lasting harmful effects on individuals, families, and communities? According to the Centers for Disease... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Mental health help services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the emergency mental health and substance use needs of children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. This service... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Adult group therapy is provided at the David Lawrence Centers to help address specific mental health and substance use problems. The group therapy modality is used throughout many of the David... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Dana Castro, MD David Lawrence Centers Psychiatrist and Crossroads Addictionologist For so many, the suicide of Robin Williams is baffling. His wit, his sensitivity, his drive, and the success... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Scott Haltzman, M.D. David Lawrence Centers Senior Psychiatrist, Adult Outpatient Services A client, we will call her Sara for the purposes of this article, had a specific concern when she came... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Message from the CE0 Scott Burgess Research shows that children's art therapy has been particularly effective in the treatment of children. Various developmental theories claim that children do not... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Thanks to a boost in funding from the state of Florida championed by longtime mental health advocate Representative Matt Hudson and approved by the Florida legislature, this month the Children's... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
In honor of May's Mental Health Month and our strategic priority of integrating mental health and physical healthcare, let's focus on how we can care for our mind and body to improve our overall... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Message from the CEO Scott Burgess Holism is the idea that natural systems (physical, biological, spiritual, social, economic, mental, etc.) and their properties should be viewed as wholes, not as... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
The Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence has awarded a grant to The Shelter for Abused Women and Children (The Shelter) to fund onsite counseling to survivors of domestic violence utilizing a... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
The most common donations to charities are outright gifts, such as cash or a check. However, if you wish to hold on to your assets to be sure you can meet your family's future financial needs, there... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
DLC has been honored with the Chairman's Award (2nd Place nationwide) for the 2014 Annual Negley Award theme "Management of Cyber Risk." The purpose of the annual Negley Awards is to facilitate... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
The 2015 Gala Co-Chairs have been named! Board member Caryn Buechel had so much fun last year as co-chair she's back at that helm and joined by seasoned committee member Jenny Haire and newcomer and... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Addiction is a brain disease that involves: obsessive thinking, compulsive need and craving for alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex, food, etc.; loss of control over the use of the object of the addiction;... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Residents in our Crossroads Residential substance use treatment program recently received a new multipurpose fitness court through a Collier County Housing Human and Veteran Services HUD grant... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Tate Haire, CFP® Wealth Advisor at Wells Fargo Private Bank Member of the DLC Planned Giving Committee As more and more of us spend our lives in the digital realm, the footprints we leave behind... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
With more than 17 years of experience at DLC, newly named Encore Manger, Kim Mayeu, has a rare insider's view of the critical needs of the Center and the importance of Encore's fundraising success... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Next time you visit the DLC Polly Keller Campus, you will notice that a beautiful new permanent memorial has been erected in honor of our namesake David Lawrence Bathey. The structure, known as an... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Nearly 400 sponsors, donors and supporters were surrounded with the sights and sounds of an exclusive 1920's jazz infused nightclub staged Under the Eiffel Tower at the Foundation's signature... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
From the CEO Scott Burgess 2014 will be a year of exciting transitions and transformations for my family, myself and the David Lawrence Centers as I proudly and humbly begin my term as Chief... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
With so many exciting renovations, expansions and program improvements taking place in the last several years, it was time to enhance our admissions process utilizing an industry best-practiced... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
From the CEO David Schimmel With a dynamic organization like the David Lawrence Centers, we are always evolving and looking for ways to improve. Many exciting program enhancements, new program... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Plans are well under way for the Foundation's 2014 signature fundraiser. The destination and theme have been set, co-chairs and honorary chairs named. Décor concepts created and fabulous auction... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Through increases in divorce and remarriage, the concept of ‘family' has changed. Along with that modification, came an altering of what the definitions and expectations are that seem to be... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Over the summer, the DLC Young Executives hosted the sold out 2nd Annual Sunset Cruise with more than 150 young professionals and philanthropic community supporters filling the Naples Princess in... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
David Lawrence Centers celebrated the 24th Annual National Recovery Month in September by recognizing our community partners for their outstanding contributions to supporting those in recovery.... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Mary Beth Crawford, ESQ. Principal Cummings & Lockwood, LLC Chairman of the DLC Planned Giving Committee A donation to charity can create an improved sense of well-being. Knowing that you... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
David Lawrence Centers recently earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for health care... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Our community partner Drug Free Collier has provided some great tips for parents to make sure their kid's summer isn't "wasted". Students, teachers and parents alike look forward to a break from an... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
David Lawrence Centers was selected to manage a new state-funded intensive mentoring and treatment program called a Community Action Team (CAT) for children ages 11-21 who have serious mental health... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Now that the new Crisis Stabilization Unit is open, construction on the Tim Hermann Adult Detoxification Unit expansion has begun. In order to impact operations as minimally as possibly, the Acute... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
For more than 60 years, Americans have celebrated the observance of Mental Health Month in May as an opportunity to reach millions with a unified message about mental health awareness. This year's... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
In honor of CEO David Schimmel and his wife Debi, an anonymous, generous donor has gifted the Center $100,000 in appreciation for his years of service to the David Lawrence Centers and the mental... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Clients in the Crossroads adult residential substance use treatment program will now benefit from a new creative, expressive art therapy program designed to help them access their innermost selves.... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
By: Mary Beth Crawford, Esq. Principal Cummings & Lockwood, LLC Chairman of the DLC Planned Giving Committee Did you know that if you are over the age of 70 ½, you may make a tax-free rollover... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
Last year, 99 people died of accidental pill overdoses in the four-county region that includes Collier, Lee, Hendry and Glades, an increase of about 15 percent from 2010. In an effort to help prevent... Read MoreRead More About This NewsArrow Right
