17-05-2025
Life Management Center raises awareness on mental health support
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – May is Mental Health Awareness month. Each year, 1 in 5 adults experiences mental illness.
The Life Management Center works with partners from the behavioral health networking group to provide services across the region.
One of those services is transitioning patients back into society.
'It's a way for us to teach them life skills and to get stabilized and compliant with their medication and their mental health treatment and be able to go back to their normal lives,' Life Management Center Director Kristina Williams said.
Some of Life Management's partners toured the Panama City Center's new transitional housing apartments.
Patients can live there for up to a year, with access to psychiatric care and a mental health team. There's an on-site pharmacy to supply them with their medications, like Spravato, for treatment-resistant depression.
It's one of the few locations that offer the Spravato treatment plan.
'This allows them to get their medicine a little bit easier and also increases the likelihood that they're going to get their medicines and take it and stay compliant with their treatment plan,' Williams said.
They also have access to crisis services and a mobile response team. If someone needs intensive hospitalization for their mental health, they can go to the inpatient psychiatric unit.
'People can come here essentially one of two ways, either voluntarily or involuntarily. In the inpatient unit, I really try and reinforce that with individuals who seek treatment, that this is one of the best things you can do for yourself, your loved ones, the community,' Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Jennifer Davis said.
The Life Management Center has a 24-hour crisis line. You can receive support by calling (850) 522-4485.
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