Behavioral Health Support

for Palm Beach County

South County Mental Health Center provides mental health and substance use services for individuals and families across Palm Beach County.

Whether you need help now, are supporting someone else, or are looking for ongoing care, SCMHC can help you take the next step.

How can we

help you?

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I need help now

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911. For urgent behavioral health support, start here.

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I am looking for services

Explore crisis support, continuum services, residential and recovery support, pharmacy, and other SCMHC programs.

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I am helping someone else

Find information for family members, caregivers, referral partners, and community partners.

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I need forms or records

Access client forms, referral information, and medical records request information.

Priority Programs & Crisis Services

Support for urgent, early-intervention, and high-need behavioral health situations.

Young person meeting with a behavioral health professional as part of first episode psychosis support.

Navigate Program

Support for people experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

Navigate helps eligible individuals and families work toward recovery goals with support from a coordinated mental health team.

Direct Line: [To be confirmed]

Mobile Response counselor providing behavioral health crisis support to a man experiencing homelessness near the beach.

Mobile Response

Behavioral health crisis support in the community.

Mobile Response connects people in urgent behavioral health situations with crisis support, assessment, and next steps.

For urgent Mobile Response support: Call 211

Staff member welcoming a man into South County Mental Health Center’s crisis services intake and evaluation facility at night.

Crisis Services

Crisis screening, stabilization, and emergency support.

SCMHC provides crisis screening, evaluation, stabilization, and support through Crisis Stabilization Units and Mobile Response services.

If this is a life-threatening emergency: Call 911

Services designed around

community need

SCMHC provides behavioral health services for individuals, families, and community partners across Palm Beach County.

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Crisis & Immediate Support

Support for urgent behavioral health needs, including crisis stabilization, Mobile Response, screening, and emergency intake.

Continuum Services

Ongoing care and support, including outpatient therapy, psychiatric services, medication support, case management, care coordination, SOAR, and forensic-related services.

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Residential & Recovery Support

Structured services that support stability, recovery, daily living skills, housing needs, and greater independence.

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Documents & Forms

Access client forms, referral documents, medical records request information, and other resources in one central place.

Locations and access

SCMHC provides services in Palm Beach County, including locations in Delray Beach and Belle Glade.

Delray Beach

16158 South Military Trail
Delray Beach, FL 33484

Belle Glade

808 NW Avenue D
Belle Glade, FL 33430

General Phone: (561) 495-0522
Toll Free: 1-877-858-7474

Community-Based Behavioral Health Care

Since 1974

South County Mental Health Center is a private, not-for-profit behavioral health organization serving individuals and families across Palm Beach County.

Since 1974, SCMHC has provided community-based care that supports dignity, recovery, and access to services.

“Every person’s recovery story is unique. Our goal is to meet people where they are, reduce barriers to care, and work in partnership with each individual toward recovery.”

Jeffery S. Stone, M.S., L.M.H.C.
Chief Executive Officer

Jeffery Stone, Chief Executive Officer of South County Mental Health Center.

Serving

Our community

5,557

5,423

24,428

Unduplicated individuals served in FY 2025

Mobile Response individual contacts

Prescriptions provided

Support Behavioral Health Care

in our community

Your support helps SCMHC provide accessible crisis, treatment, recovery, and community-based behavioral health services across Palm Beach County.

Careers

Join a team committed to making a difference

Explore career opportunities with SCMHC and help support individuals, families, and communities across Palm Beach County.