MHRC Brevard FACT Team

Annually, we work hard to instill some joy for our clients during the holiday season.

While we still remain restricted in terms of having our annual holiday party with food, dancing, prizes and games, we decided to use the generous donations of our pharmacy and advisory board to purchase gifts for all 100 clients.

We hope to be able to have a party next year but we are certain this will bring joy to the clients we care about so dearly. We are a non profit, state funded program so these special events are all donation based. We could not possibly express our gratitude enough for those you have contributed in the past or continue to do so year after year.

If you know of anyone who may want to contribute to making next year’s event a success, donations can be mailed to:

MHRC Brevard FACT
500 Barton Blvd Ste 7
Rockledge, FL 32955

Happy Holidays!

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FACT is hiring a full time LPN! Please spread the word! We are eager to welcome a new nurse to our team. The work we do is so rewarding and outside the norm of your typical LPN position. It is an incredible opportunity to try or change to a New environment outside of the four walls of a hospital or doctors office. Contact us for more information! Comprehensive benefits package offered.

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Mental Health Resource Center, Inc.: Join Our Team Mental Health Resource Center (MHRC) helps people improve their well-being and achieve their goals by providing comprehensive behavioral healthcare and social services.

As the program manager of the Brevard County FACT team, I cannot tell you what this additional funding and recognition for community based mental health care means to me.

It has been HARD to navigate wanting to help all those who need it and not having any increase in funding for our program since the inception of FACT here in Brevard back in 2001.

FACT not only provides wrap-around, comprehensive mental healthcare and intensive case management to those we serve in their homes and in the community, but we assist with barriers to treatment such as transportation, access to medications and safe and affordable housing. We subsidize housing, medication copays and assist those with severe and persistent mental illness who might otherwise be institutionalized to improve their quality of life and to maintain stability in the community.

Our primary client population comes to us directly at discharge from state institutions after they’ve lost everything, including any benefits, housing and community supports; but also as a diversion to state hospitalization to begin with. Our assigned state hospital has a wait list of over 250 people waiting on court orders for involuntary treatment as the hospital has placed admissions on significant holds due to COVID. These individuals remain in acute hospital units, not equipped for long term treatment, waiting for transfer.

FACT is an alternative to state hospitalization for those who have stabilized to a point that discharge is possible. It is a long-term program with limited capacity. We accommodate these priority populations as best we can, while always wanting to provide more services but being limited due to contractual specifications and most impactfully, lack of new funding, despite rising housing costs.

While I am not sure nor do I expect this to impact our county, though it is much needed, I can say that I find so much comfort knowing the type of work we do and the impact we make will expand in Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, First Lady Announce $23 Million in CARES Act Funding to Support Mental Health Services Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis announced $23 million in funding to bolster Florida's mental health services system as well as an additional funding initiative to support first responders who have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Our first round of holiday gift bags and hygiene baskets are going out to our clients today! We can’t thank our supporters enough! This would not be possible without your donations!