Alachua County Board of Commissioners

They provide outpatient and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Gainesville is set up for.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Gainesville, 3.1 miles away.

Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 8 centers near Gainesville differ on it.

Older adults, plus young adults from 18 to 25 and adults from 26 to 64. Ask how the groups are arranged in Gainesville, because a wide age range often still means one room.

They provide outpatient care and not a residential stay, so there is no bed to wait for. The nearest place with one is in Gainesville, 3.7 miles away.

It is normal, it has a name, and there are programs built specifically for it. An integrated program handles both with one team, which removes the handover where people get lost. Ask whether both are treated in the same place or one after the other.

Family sessions, education evenings and a visiting schedule are the usual shape of it. A relative can usually start the enquiry, book the assessment and hear the options before any decision is made. Ask what exists for the family separately from the person being treated.

It is common, programs are built expecting it, and it is not a reason to delay. A different level of care is often the right response rather than a repeat of the same program. Ask whether the program takes somebody back directly or wants a fresh assessment first.