Nationally Recognized Continuum of Care
Eckerd offers a full continuum of life-changing behavioral health and child welfare services to around 11,000 children and their families annually. We offer more than 30 different privately funded and publicly funded services, and also are an experienced partner with helping states manage and transform public systems of care.
Privately Funded Services
Eckerd has a licensed, accredited, residential treatment center in Florida (called Eckerd Academy) that help troubled and at-risk teenagers gain the skills and confidence necessary to transition into real world success. Eckerd Academy specializes in helping privately referred children − which means the child’s admission is initiated by parents, families, educational consultants and mental and behavioral health professionals, rather than through public agency. LEARN MORE
Publicly Funded Services
A full continuum of care of publicly funded services are available throughout the United States and range from Prevention and Community Care, to Out-of-Home and Aftercare. For these services, the at-risk youth we serve are referred to us through a wide variety of contracts with public entities such as Departments of Juvenile Justice, Departments of Children and Families, Departments of Education, and more.
Publicly Funded Systems
Eckerd is an experienced partner in helping states manage and transform publicly funded systems of care. For example, Eckerd Community Alternatives, a program of Eckerd, serves as the lead agency (system manager) for community-based child welfare services in Florida’s Pinellas and Pasco counties. Governed by a community-based board, Eckerd has developed a collaborative publicly funded system of care for the safety, well-being and permanency of vulnerable and at risk children, while strengthening and supporting families. In its role as lead agency, Eckerd provides adoption support; child abuse prevention; child placement; contract and fiscal oversight; foster home management; performance and data management; resource development; and utilization management. LEARN MORE
