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DLC Gets Help for Seniors with Moorings Park Foundation Grant

Naples, Fl – David Lawrence Centers, Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit mental health and addiction recovery treatment center serving children, adults and families, has received... Read More

Hurricane Dorian Update

David Lawrence Centers is closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian, and proactively taking steps to prepare for any shifts in her path that would directly impact SWFL, our clients and our facilities.... Read More

DLC to Honor Three at Annual Recovery Month Awards Ceremony

David Lawrence Centers Adds to Medical Team

Naples, Fl – David Lawrence Centers (DLC), Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit mental health and addiction recovery treatment center serving children, adults and families, is... Read More

Reaching the Broken

Storytellers Creative Arts is bringing hope and healing to DLC clients through a program that breaks through tough exteriors and goes right to the heart. As a child, Bill Barnett worked through... Read More

Employee Spotlight: Get to Know Prevention Specialist Jane Teszler

Name & Title: Jane Teszler, Prevention Specialist, October 2016-Present In her role, Teszler implements evidence-based prevention programs throughout the community, and in both school and... Read More

Chip in for DLC Golf Tournament Set for October 25, 2019

Tips for Managing Anxiety & Panic Attacks

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health symptoms, and people can experience it in varying degrees. You may be feeling everyday stress that you can generally manage, or you could be... Read More

Too Many Kids, Not Enough Beds

One day last November, the children’s crisis stabilization unit (CCSU) at David Lawrence Centers was already beyond full, with 11 clients receiving critical care for their urgent needs. But that... Read More

Two DLC Staff Receive Mental Health First Aid Training

DLC's Ariella VanHara and Jessica Liria were recently certified as MentaI Health First Aid Trainers, and here's how they’re making a difference. Ariella VanHara grew up watching her mom, a... Read More

DLC to Host Suicide Awareness Workshop in Immokalee in Honor of Mental Health Month

Employee Spotlight: Peer Recovery Coach Deb Lewis

“My Job Is a Dream Come True” As a Peer Recovery Coach, Deb Lewis loves nothing more than helping her clients stay on the road to sobriety. After all, she’s been in their shoes. Deb Lewis... Read More

Teen Vaping on the Rise

The nationwide epidemic has hit home in Collier County schools. Just a few years ago, most middle- and high-school students had never even heard of “vaping”– the smoking of e-cigarettes.... Read More

DLC Receives Grant From the Community Foundation to Improve Access to Mental Health Treatment

What Does A Panic Attack Feel Like?

Have you ever suddenly started sweating, felt dizzy, began to tremble, and maybe even lost your breath? You might get nauseous, feel numb, or get chills. It may happen when you’re in a stressful... Read More

David Lawrence Centers Appointments Three New Board Members

DLC Promotes Jim Warnken to Chief Financial Officer; Scott Geltemeyer Announces Retirement After 30 Years

David Lawrence Centers Honors Three at Celebration Reception

DLC Welcomes Three New Board Members

All three of David Lawrence Center's new board members have been personally touched by mental health and/or addiction issues in one way or another. Karen Mosteller’s daughter struggles with... Read More

No Easy Road to Recovery

Do you remember where you were on April 20, 1999? Austin Eubanks will never forget. He was curled up under a table at Columbine High School, fearing for his life. Two students went on a shooting... Read More

Prevention Corner: Getting to Know Prevention Specialist Nicole Combs

Name & Title: Nicole Combs, Prevention Specialist, May 2015-Present Nicole implements evidence-based prevention programs throughout the community, and in both school and after-school... Read More

New State Law Helps Students

After the death of a family member, a 16-year-old local high school student was struggling with depression. Someone notified the school’s social worker, who began meeting with this young woman. And... Read More

How Do I Talk to My Kids About Drugs?

Q&A with Jessica Liria, M.S. | Supervisor of Prevention Services Q: I know I should be having discussions with my kids about drugs, but I have no idea what to say. How do I bring it up? A: It... Read More

David Lawrence Centers Receives $15,000 Grant from Arthrex to Expand Care Coordination for Most Vulnerable Citizens

Mental Health Access Improvement Act

On January 31, 2019, The Mental Health Access Improvement Act (S. 286), was introduced into the U.S. Congress. This bipartisan bill, if passed, would expand benefits to Medicare recipients so they... Read More

Defending the Defenseless

Mariana Perez has always looked out for the little guy ...and still does so, serving a community in great need at DLC’s Immokalee office. Mariana Perez used to get into fights as a little girl... Read More

DLC Clinician, Mariana Perez, Named the 2018 Distinguished Healthcare Diversity Advocate

Naples, FL – David Lawrence Centers (DLC), Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit mental health and addiction recovery treatment center serving children, adults and families, is... Read More

One Alcoholic Or Addict Working With Another

AN ALCOHOLIC FELL IN A HOLE and couldn’t get out. A businessman went by and the addict called out for help. The businessman threw him some money and told him to buy himself a ladder. But the... Read More

I DIDN’T LOOK LIKE AN ALCOHOLIC

What does an alcoholic “look like” anyway? If I had a nickel for every time somebody told me I didn’t “look like” an alcoholic, well… What was I supposed to look like? Disheveled,... Read More

Prevention Corner: Getting to Know DLC’s Prevention Specialist Coral Vargas

Name & Title: Coral Vargas, Prevention Specialist, July 2017-Present In her position, Vargas implements evidence-based prevention programs throughout the community, in both in-school and... Read More

What Kids Can Do To Stand Up To Bullying

StopBullying.gov, a Website managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has five great tips for kids about how to deal with bullying: Treat everyone with respect Nobody should be... Read More

How to Deal with Bullies

Here's what one mom has learned after her daughter stood up for a friend in a bullying situation at school . . . and what you can learn from it, too. -By Karen When the phone rang and I looked at... Read More

Helping Inmates Conquer Addictions

The Project Recovery program in the Collier County Jail system has been around for decades, helping inmates overcome their addictions. And with the opioid crisis that has swept the nation, the need... Read More

Women’s Foundation of Collier County Awards DLC $20,000 Grant for Specialized Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women

DLC to Host 6th Annual Sound Minds™ Mental Health Symposium Featuring Austin Eubanks

DLC Appoints Three New Board Members

In Pursuit of Happy Endings

She’d often be seen walking the streets of Naples, acting abnormally, talking nonsense, disturbing the peace. But she was no physical threat to anyone. She had been arrested numerous times, but... Read More

The Wonders of Canine Love

Allen liked to stick to himself. And when he interacted with people, he was usually pretty irritable and hard to be around. But when he interacted with Chico, a new side of Allen took... Read More

DLC Collaborates with Naples Therapeutic Riding Center to Offer Equine Group Therapy to Adolescents

David Lawrence Centers Promotes Emily Budd to Director of Development

Treatment not jail; ‘yes’ vote invests in mental health, saves for taxpayers

The following commentary, by Scott Burgess, David Lawrence Centers President & CEO, ran in the Naples Daily News on October 11, 2018 (view the article here). Burgess was asked to explain how... Read More

David Lawrence Centers Adds to Acute Care Medical Team

Bring More Mental Health Resources to Collier County: Vote YES in November

David Lawrence Centers proudly supports the Naples Chamber of Commerce in the One Collier initiative. If you’re not familiar with One Collier, it is a political committee formed in Collier... Read More

Help for Troubled Students

Sen. Kathleen Passidomo is Legislator of the Year after passing a bill to provide every child in Florida schools with access to mental health services When State Senator Kathleen Passidomo was asked... Read More

She Always Had Time to Talk

After almost three decades of service at DLC, Nancy Scheffer, who helped thousands of people, is lauded with a Lifetime Recognition Award. Nancy Scheffer will never forget that time, years ago, when... Read More

DLC Young Executives to Host Beach Yoga Class as Part of Elevate Wellness Series

The DLC Young Executives is a group of young professionals dedicated to networking for a cause and supporting the mission of DLC. The yoga class marks the third event in the Wellness series, which... Read More

DLC to Honor Five at Annual Recovery Month Awards Ceremony

Naples, FL - David Lawrence Centers, Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit mental health and substance use treatment facility serving children, adults and families, is pleased to... Read More

Senator Kathleen Passidomo Receives “Legislative Leader of the Year” Award

At the 2018 Florida Behavioral Health Conference in Orlando earlier this month, the Florida Council for Community Mental Health presented Senator Kathleen Passidomo (R-28) with the 2018 Florida... Read More

Registration Now Open for DLC’s Chip in for DLC Golf Tournament

David Lawrence Centers Promotes Two Leaders

DLC Young Executives Board of Directors Installs New Officers, Welcomes New Members

Gift of Compassion

Local evangelist makes generous contribution to Mindful Compassion Initiative. Reverend Sheila Zellers of Motivated by Love Ministries is well aware of the toll that mental illness and addictions... Read More

It Runs in the Family

Shaun Kelly, son of longtime DLC supporter Polly Keller, has followed in his mother’s footsteps in dedicating most of his adult life to serving the organization. Polly Keller has devoted almost... Read More

Young Executives Catch the Vision

DLC’s Young Executives bring the center’s mission and message to a younger generation through advocacy, awareness, and fundraising. Allison Durian says she thinks she was born with... Read More

13 Reasons Why We Can Help

Kids these days are facing more stress and struggles than ever before. Here are 13 issues they deal with daily, and 13 ways David Lawrence Centers can help. Life has never been more stressful for... Read More

Immokalee Office Meets Local Needs

David Lawrence Centers opened its doors in 1969 with three staff members in a donated storefront. And it wasn’t long before the team realized a campus in Immokalee was needed. In the 1970s, DLC... Read More

Onsite Convenience

DLC recently marked the one-year anniversary of its on-site pharmacy, located on the main campus. Operated by Genoa Healthcare, the pharmacy has been a great addition to DLC's services, indicating... Read More

Schulze Family Foundation Awards David Lawrence Centers $150,000 Grant for Acute Care Service Enhancements

David Lawrence Centers Names Jessica Siefer Marketing and Communications Manager

Community Foundation Awards DLC $20,000 Grant for Children’s Crisis Stabilization Holistic Wellness Program

When Horses Are Healers

David Lawrence Centers has long offered “horse therapy” as one of its holistic therapy services. But just recently, the Naples Therapeutic Riding Center (NTRC) has donated their equine therapy... Read More

A New Feeling of Hope

“I am a different person than the person who came here. I am saying goodbye to the old me that couldn’t handle the past. I can no longer change the past, but I can live in the present. I have... Read More

Join David Lawrence Centers During Mental Health Awareness Month and #StandUp for Healthy Minds and Safe Kids

The Parkland school shooting is still fresh in our minds and hearts. It remains a sobering reminder of the importance of students' mental and emotional well-being. Sadly, our children are more at... Read More

David Lawrence Centers Receives Grant for Interpretation Services from Marco Lutheran Church Foundation

David Lawrence Centers Young Executives to Host “Friendraiser” in Honor of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week

More Help for Those Struggling with Substance Abuse Challenges

A federal grant for $360,000 will help DLC partner with the county drug court to help even more neighbors in need. Thanks to a new federal grant, David Lawrence Centers will have the opportunity... Read More

Reaching Out to Marco Island

David Lawrence Centers is partnering with the new YMCA facility on Marco Island with an office and a clinician, taking their services to that part of the county. As the new YMCA facility was being... Read More

David Lawrence Centers Young Executives to Host 7th Annual Sunset Cruise for Mental Health on Flag Day

David Lawrence Centers Receives Art Therapy Grant

David Lawrence Centers Adds Three Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners to Medical Team

David Lawrence Centers Announces Appointment of Two New Board Members

David Lawrence Centers Receives $360,000 Grant for Adult Drug Court Program

David Lawrence Centers Young Executives To Host Elevate Wellness Series Healthy Cooking Demonstration on April 6, 2018

When Law Enforcement Is On Your Side

DLC Board Member Kevin Rambosk is a strong advocate for those struggling with mental illness and addiction. And it helps that he’s also our local Sheriff. Since the tragic school shooting in... Read More

Screenagers: How Much Screen Time Is Too Much?

Teens spend up to 8 hours a day looking at screens. A new documentary takes a closer look at the ramifications . . . and you can see it at a special upcoming screening. Dr. Delaney Ruston was... Read More

David Lawrence Centers and Collier County Sheriff’s Office Partner in Innovative, New Diversion Program to Help Battle Addiction

Naples, FL - David Lawrence Centers, Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit mental health and addiction recovery treatment center serving children, adults and families, is pleased to... Read More

Lessons to be Learned from School Shootings

On February 14, 2018, the special day devoted annually to spreading love, the world learned of a yet another hateful school shooting that killed 17 people and injured dozens more. A football coach,... Read More

David Lawrence Centers Installs New Board Officers

DLC FY2016-2017 Annual Report Now Available

Each year, we publish an extensive annual report to show just how our generous donors and volunteers have helped shape the lives of clients and continue to allow the David Lawrence Centers to... Read More

How Holistic Help Heals

Through a variety of holistic therapy programs, adults and children are finding ways to cope with life's stresses at David Lawrence Centers . A 50-something man who was trapped in substance use... Read More

David Lawrence Center’s 5th Annual Sound Minds™ Mental Health Symposium to Explore the Impact of the Digital Age on Children’s Mental Health

Naples, Fl – David Lawrence Centers, Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit mental health and addiction recovery treatment center serving children, adults... Read More

Crossroads Launches New Outpatient Medication-Assisted Treatment Program to Fight Opioid Addiction

David Lawrence Centers Launches New Outpatient Medication-Assisted Treatment Program to Fight Opioid Addiction

Naples, FL – David Lawrence Centers, Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit mental health and addiction recovery treatment center serving children, adults and families, is pleased to... Read More

David Lawrence Centers Announces Co-Chairs and Honorary Co-Chairs for 50th Anniversary Puttin’ on the Ritz with a Twist Gala

Naples, Fl – David Lawrence Centers, Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit mental health and addiction recovery treatment center... Read More

David Lawrence Centers Named Family Friendly Workplace for the Sixteenth Consecutive Year

David Lawrence Centers Named Family Friendly Workplace for the Sixteenth Consecutive Year Naples, Fl – David Lawrence Centers, Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit mental health... Read More

David Lawrence Centers Earns Five Star Performance Award from Central Florida Behavioral Health Network

Bridging the Funding Gap: Why Your Support Is Needed

Government funding only goes so far at David Lawrence Centers, where private gifts and donations are indispensable for the work we do. When it comes to state spending for mental health, Florida ranks... Read More

All We Need Is Love

Naples Children and Education Foundation, founders of the Winter Wine Festival, will host “Meet the Kids Day” on January 26, where you can meet some of the children that are helped by the... Read More

What to Do About Housing Costs

It is difficult to provide for clients who need a place to live and to retain staff members who face rising housing costs. But you can help make a difference. When James Warnken moved to Collier... Read More

New Hope for Opioid Addicts

A program combining the drug Suboxone with therapy will help people break their addiction to opioids . . . to break free and live life again. Greg started experimenting with drugs in high school,... Read More

Big Gift Was A Big Boost

A $10,000 gift from an anonymous donor, just as Hurricane Irma was leaving town, came just at the right time—in the wake of a difficult crisis. After Hurricane Irma pounded our community in early... Read More

50th ANNIVERSARY FACT: When a Community Comes Together

In 1968, the new Collier County Mental Health Clinic was ready to roll, but they needed funding. The community came together to make it happen. One in a series of articles focusing on the history of... Read More

The Best Thing Ever

After surviving an abusive childhood, I was severely depressed, cutting myself, and wanting to die. I ended up at David Lawrence Centers . . . and I started to feel hope for the first time. A... Read More

David Lawrence Centers Receives $30,000 Grant from Stranahan Foundation for Children’s Services

David Lawrence Centers Welcomes Wendy Broome as Marketing and Communications Manger

Family Members with Substance Abuse Problems: How Can You Intervene?

When a loved one is struggling with addiction, it is natural to want to help. Finding the best way to help is one of the most important parts of the addiction recovery process. Each individual is... Read More

David Lawrence Centers Welcomes Emily Budd as Associate Director of Development

David Lawrence Centers Promotes Maggie Baldwin to Crossroads Clinical Director

David Lawrence Centers Announces Appointments in Board Leadership

Naples, Fl – David Lawrence Centers, Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit mental health and addiction recovery treatment facility serving children, adults and families, is pleased... Read More

Riding the Storm Out

Teamwork and Selfless Service in the Face of Adversity When Hurricane Irma hit, there were 20 clients, 29 staff, 5 dogs, and 2 cats holed up at David Lawrence Centers . The clients, all at our... Read More

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