BP is providing $52 million dollars to federal and state health organizations to provide mental health services and outreach programs across the US Gulf Coast region.
The funding will help residents link up with a variety of community outreach programs and will also pay for a special toll free phone line where people can turn for information on available services.
Specifically, BP is providing funding to five agencies across the Gulf Coast including 3 million dollars to the Florida Department of Children and Families which will help provide services through the Life Management Center in Bay and Gulf counties and the Apalachee Center in Franklin and Wakulla counties.
The Apalachee Center has already seen an increase in clients because of the oil gusher.
Jay Reeve, the center’s CEO, said demand for crisis stabilization services by residents of Franklin County between April and June 2010 had doubled from the same time period last year.
Wakulla County saw a 30 percent increase in demand for these services during this same period.
In addition, Reeve said, requests for walk-in appointments for counseling have also increased sharply, particularly in Franklin County.
Reeve said that in response to these increased demands, Apalachee Center has doubled the availability of psychiatric services in its Franklin County clinic, and added 30 hours a week of master's-level counseling service availability.
The services are available regardless of insurance, on a sliding fee scale basis.
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