At Florida Mental Health Coalition, we believe a healthy state of mind builds the foundation for a healthy life.
Founded by Dr. Ann Monis, Psy.D, Florida Mental Health Coalition is the fulfillment of her vision to ‘Build Communities and Health Hearts’ with programs fostered in the mission to evoke transformational change so our most vulnerable are assured mental health balance, regardless of their ability to procure health insurance.
From there, programs grew to include our youth, police officers and others who were at-risk. And, this is only the beginning ...
As the nonprofit umbrella to her company, Mental Health Center of Florida, Dr. Monis saw firsthand how our frailest elderly living in Assisted Living Facilities were isolated from their family during the recent pandemic. Their lifeline to love, nurturing and support was denied due to quarantine restrictions, often leaving them confused, angry and depressed – all of which could potentially exasperate other medical conditions.
With immediate action, FMHC donated their services to this vulnerable group of elderly … often, acting as their surrogate family during the most strenuous times. Immediately following, staff rallied together to support hospital first responders by donating PPE equipment and serving free lunch to thousands of employees. Food drives were held around town, serving more than 75,000 people left unemployed as a direct result of layoffs and furloughs. From there, programs grew to include our youth, police officers and others who were at-risk. And, this is only the beginning …