Brevard County, Florida, Government & Brevard Family Partnership Launch Behavioral Health Project For Youth With Severe Emotional Disturbance

On October 1, 2020, the Brevard County, Florida Housing and Human Services Department partnered with Brevard Family Partnership, Inc. to launch the Brevard Behavioral Health Expansion project for children and youth with severe emotional disturbance. The Brevard Family Partnership is Brevard County’s lead child welfare agency. The four-year program is funded with $4 million from the federal government and a $2 million local match from Brevard Family Partnership and its community partners.

The Behavioral Health Expansion project provides direct services to children and youths ages 5 to 21 with severe emotional disturbance/severe mental illness, and provides support . . .