Lakeview Center is a private, nonprofit organization whose Mission is "Helping People Throughout Life's Journey." Our network of behavioral health, vocational and child protective services helps people who are experiencing mental illnesses, addiction disorders, disabilities, and children who have been abused or neglected. We provide behavioral health and child protective services throughout Northwest Florida in a four-county area: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties.
Our vocational services affiliate, Global Connections to Employment (GCE), has a long history as one of the largest employers of people with disabilities under the AbilityOne Program.
Our vocational services affiliate, Global Connections to Employment (GCE), has a long history as one of the largest employers of people with disabilities under the AbilityOne Program.
Follow us
Services
With the passage of the 1963 Community Mental Health Act, federal funding became available for the construction and staffing of mental health centers in cities across the United States. The legislation reflected a new optimism in mental health care and dramatically changed the treatment of people with mental illnesses, placing an emphasis on rehabilitation instead of institutionalization.
Lakeview Center is a private, nonprofit organization whose Mission is: "Helping people throughout life's journey." The professionals at Lakeview Center understand that life presents us with some daunting problems, and sometimes we need help to manage them. Our expert, compassionate team is here to serve our community with more than 60 treatment and vocational programs that provide solutions for children, teens, adults and seniors.
Our experts are skilled at treating mental illness and addiction, and they do so with compassion. When managing disorders that affect the mind, mood and behavior, it's critical to give each person our undivided attention and treat his or her individual needs. We look at the whole person whether they be an adult, adolescent or a child.
GCE currently provides award winning business services, custodial, facilities management, food services, health care environmental services, IT and, employment and support services for customers in multiple states and the District of Columbia. We can help you further your career by connecting you with an exciting job in information technology.
Reviews (8)
Gage Craig
Jun 18, 2022
Sam Castagna
Jun 10, 2022
DO NOT go here. Terrible service, they lie to you, and NEVER return phone calls. It seems like they have taken on way too many patients. They do not care about your mental health. The state paid for this service, and for this I will be completing a Consumer Complaint Form for Lakeview Center, Inc. This will be reported to the State of Florida consumer services as well as BBB. DO NOT GO HERE!
Christina Dunigan
Jun 08, 2022
Denny Hicks
May 03, 2022
Scheduling is horrible months out. If you need to get in to see your regular psychiatrist soon, good luck. Plus my experience for anxiety the psychiatrist prescribed me something that made me worse, ended up causing my blood pressure to bottom out and heart rate to reduce below normal that I couldn't walk without being out of breath and feeling like I was going to pass out.
After telling them what medication I already take and that this medication that they were prescribing will cause problems with my other medication to lower blood pressure. She completely ignored and wrote it anyways. They still went ahead and prescribed me alternative medication than a regular sedative that hasn't affected me but has helped with my afib and other heart issues when anxiety attacks hit.
When taking with the psychiatrist for my intake, that took 3 months because they had to cancel and extend the time. Then the psychiatrist that scheduled me to see him. Scheduled me the wrong date and time. I recorded the call just to make sure I put it in my calender at the correct time. I show up at the date the psychiatrist scheduled me for and the secretary says that my appointment isn't for another 2 weeks and that the doctor is out of town.
When asked if he would prescribe the medication I've been on for a year now, he said that they don't prescribe narcotics. I'm no doctor but even someone with basic knowledge knows that a sedative isn't a narcotic. I can only imagine how my appointment is going to play out. The psychiatrist said his name was Jason. By the sound of his voice he's definitely a lot younger than me and doesn't know the difference between a sedative and a narcotic.
Even if the medication has never been misused and most of the time I've taken less than prescribed. I only take WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS. I would definitely recommend finding another place to go if you have better insurance to cover it.
After telling them what medication I already take and that this medication that they were prescribing will cause problems with my other medication to lower blood pressure. She completely ignored and wrote it anyways. They still went ahead and prescribed me alternative medication than a regular sedative that hasn't affected me but has helped with my afib and other heart issues when anxiety attacks hit.
When taking with the psychiatrist for my intake, that took 3 months because they had to cancel and extend the time. Then the psychiatrist that scheduled me to see him. Scheduled me the wrong date and time. I recorded the call just to make sure I put it in my calender at the correct time. I show up at the date the psychiatrist scheduled me for and the secretary says that my appointment isn't for another 2 weeks and that the doctor is out of town.
When asked if he would prescribe the medication I've been on for a year now, he said that they don't prescribe narcotics. I'm no doctor but even someone with basic knowledge knows that a sedative isn't a narcotic. I can only imagine how my appointment is going to play out. The psychiatrist said his name was Jason. By the sound of his voice he's definitely a lot younger than me and doesn't know the difference between a sedative and a narcotic.
Even if the medication has never been misused and most of the time I've taken less than prescribed. I only take WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS. I would definitely recommend finding another place to go if you have better insurance to cover it.
Coastal Scenic Living
Feb 03, 2022
Totally disorganized: no one will answer the phones and process requests for treatment records, billing for treatment if you have insurance is incorrect and so takes forever to get approved by your insurance, they move treatment providers around right in the middle of your therapy, and medications were prescribed that actually never should have been. Pretty dangerous mental health provider, I have to say. It's as bad as everyone is saying.
T. C. Figueroa
Dec 14, 2021
I had an appointment scheduled at 10:30 a.m. I arrived 10 minutes early. I checked in. My child is is there to be evaluated for autism so she is literally running all over the place and I am trying my best to keep her under control. I waited 25 minutes before someone came out to tell me rhe doctor had left the building (like he was Elvis). And asked if I could come back later in the day.
Do they not see my child acting like something out of the scene from Toy Story 3? She gets worse as the day goes on, but sure hey I have nothing better to do. So I agree to come back at agreed time, but hey cane you show up maybe 30 early? Maybe they can see you early? Why Not, because again hey I literally have nothing better to do. I show up for our appointment, and I was able to be seen early, and it was NOT what I was expecting at all! No one told me how this worked! I thought I was going in for testing to see if my little was on the autism spectrum. I wasn't aware not told I was seeing a psychiatrist!
Do they not see my child acting like something out of the scene from Toy Story 3? She gets worse as the day goes on, but sure hey I have nothing better to do. So I agree to come back at agreed time, but hey cane you show up maybe 30 early? Maybe they can see you early? Why Not, because again hey I literally have nothing better to do. I show up for our appointment, and I was able to be seen early, and it was NOT what I was expecting at all! No one told me how this worked! I thought I was going in for testing to see if my little was on the autism spectrum. I wasn't aware not told I was seeing a psychiatrist!
ThisOrTat
Oct 16, 2021
My child got referred here, what a disorganized place. We had to get a paper prescription, and they have lost it once, and messed up the dates twice, and even if you call and talk about it, when you get there they have no idea what you are talking about. My favorite part is if you haven't been seen in 6 months, they close your case, without telling you, or letting you know that.
So you get the start the whole process over! YAY! So if you are looking for people that don't know what they are doing, treat you poorly, and if you like making calls that won't be answered back, EVER. This is the place for you! GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY! May the odds ever be in your favor.
So you get the start the whole process over! YAY! So if you are looking for people that don't know what they are doing, treat you poorly, and if you like making calls that won't be answered back, EVER. This is the place for you! GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY! May the odds ever be in your favor.
Kathryn Fisher
Sep 04, 2021
Consistently cancel appointments without notifying you, making it impossible to keep up with med refills. My kids have been onnwithdrawl from their meds several times due to this offices negligence. The drs are insensitive, diagnosed my children without ever seeing them or speaking with them through zoom. The front office is incompetent at best. They make apps then tell you the appt never existed. Find somewhere else for your kids.
