Where is a list of the State Mental Hospitals in Florida. Is there one or many?

Answer 1

State Mental Health Treatment Facilities

There are six state mental health treatment facilities (also known as mental health institutions/state hospitals) which are operated by the Department of Children and Families in Florida. These facilities work in partnership with local communities to provide services and supports for individuals with serious mental illness. The community mental health system may not have adequate resources to support these individuals who generally require extended treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation.

All persons who are admitted for services in a state mental health treatment facility must meet the legal criteria contained in either Chapter 394, Florida Statutes (civil or not involved in the court system) or Chapter 916 (forensic or court-involved). Individuals admitted under Chapter 394 have been determined to be at substantial risk for living in the community due to possible dangerousness to themselves or others or the person has refused to care adequately for themselves. People admitted under the forensic statute have been adjudicated trough the judicial (court) system to be incompetent to proceed through the court system due to their mental condition or because they have been found by the courts to be not guilty of their crime due to reason of insanity.

The five state mental health treatment facilities in Florida are:
Florida State Hospital (serving people in forensic and civil settings) in Chattahoochee, Florida (Northwest Florida)
Northeast Florida State Hospital (serving people in civil settings) in Macclenny, Florida (Northeast Florida)
South Florida State Hospital (serving people in civil settings) in Pembroke Pines, Florida (Southeast Florida)
North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (serving people in forensic settings) in Gainesville, Florida (North Central Florida)
South Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (serving people in forensic settings) in Miami, Florida (Southeast Florida)
In addition to these five state operated facilities, West Florida Community Care Center in Milton, Florida (Northwest Florida) has 80 beds designated as state treatment beds. The state contracts with Lakeview Center in Pensacola, Florida, a community mental health center, to manage this facility.

In 2001-2002, these facilities had:
a total of 1,321 admissions
a total of 1,523 discharges
served a total of 3,749 persons
Criteria for admission to state civil treatment facilities:
People must meet the criteria for severe mental illness under Chapter 394, Florida Statutes (this act is also known as the "Baker Act.")
Individuals must be 18 years of age or older
Individuals may be admitted on either a voluntary or involuntary basis
Voluntary admissions must:
Show evidence of a mental illness
Be competent to (able to) provide express and informed consent
Be able to respond to treatment
Involuntary admissions must be:
Mentally ill and because of this illness, either refuse voluntary placement at the facility or be unable to determine whether the placement is necessary; and
Likely to suffer from neglect or refuse to care for themselves; or
A danger to themselves or others as evidenced by recent behavior.
Criteria for admission to state forensic facilities are:
Authority for the provision of services is provided in Chapter 916, F.S. and Rules 3.210-.219, Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Individuals must have been charged with a criminal offense.
This includes adults over 18 years of age and juveniles adjudicated as adults.
Admissions include persons adjudicated Incompetent to Proceed or Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity:
Individuals may be committed to the department if they are determined to be incompetent to proceed through any phase of the judicial process due to a mental illness.
Individuals may also be committed to the department if they have been adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity and they are considered to be dangerous and in need of treatment for their mental illness.
Following discharge from state mental health treatment facilities, some people return home to live with family members or other persons. Some individuals are integrated into community-based programs such as assisted living facilities.

The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability has estimated that between 170 to 300 assisted living facilities in Florida serve between 2,000 to 3,600 persons with mental illness. Mental health facilities provide housing, meals and personal assistance. Mental health services are provided by community mental health center staff or other providers of supports and services. Prior to people being discharged from state facilities, they are routinely referred for aftercare services.

District mental health program office staff are responsible for working with state mental health treatment facility staff, crisis stabilization unit or other community-based psychiatric hospital staff to link people being referred to community-based service providers for appropriate follow-up services. Often, discharge staff from facilities may also contact community mental health or other staff providing after care services regarding possible discharge planning.

Answer 2

Florida State Hospital

Answer 3

IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THERE IS ABOUT 137 STATE MENTAL HOSPITALS.