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Every day, mental illness and addictions affect thousands of families across Florida. All of these families deserve a place to turn in a crisis. However, affordable treatment of mental illness and addictions is not within every family's reach. Sadly, Florida has not met its responsibility to Florida's families.

Florida has a responsibility to ensure that every family has a place to turn.

By funding Florida's responsibility for community mental health and addiction services, the Legislature can clearly declare its commitment to our children, elderly and working poor, Community based mental health and addiction services are a critical part of our statewide health care system. In the aftermath of the storms that hit Florida and the Gulf Coast, we know that mental health and addiction services are vital to helping families in their recovery. Now is the time to better fund mental health and addiction services, not after an emergency has occurred.

Become a Friend of Florida Families

The Florida Council for Community Mental Health and the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association invite you to become one of the 5,000 Friends of Florida Families. Please go to www.5000Friends.org and sign your pledge today. We will honor your membership in the 5,000 Friends with a lapel pin you will be proud to wear in support of families in crisis. Wear the pin and let local and state leaders know you support adequate funding of mental health and addiction services in order to give Florida f

For more information on how you can help be a Meridian advocate in your community, please contact Karen Rice, Director Development 1-800-330-5615 ext. 8187 or email