UF Health St. John’s Expands Behavioral Health Resource Center  

Florida’s UF Health St. Johns expanded its Behavioral Health Resource Center (BHRC). The expanded space will aid the BHRC in its goals of centralizing care and expanding access to mental health and addiction treatment for individuals in Florida’s St. Johns County and surrounding areas. 

The BHRC opened in 2022. It started with only weekday hours but has since expanded to be open 24/7.;

According to UF Health St. John’s, the BHRC launch led to reduced wait times to see clinical professionals and fewer emergency room visits. The site saw almost 1,000 visits with 450 . . .