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LSF Health Systems is one of seven behavioral health Managing Entities (ME) contracted by the Florida Department of Children and Families to manage the state-funded system of behavioral health care for people who face poverty and are without insurance. LSF Health Systems serves a 23-county region in Northeast and North Central Florida. Our providers care for people who face the most vulnerable situations and do not have insurance. This includes children, adults, and families who lack the financial resources to afford care. Our goal is to ensure that every child and adult in need receive the right service, at the right time, and in the right setting.
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center selects LSF Health Systems to participate in “Building a Competent Crisis Care System” around co-responder teams
January 19, 2021In December 2020, LSF Health Systems (LSFHS) was awarded a Communities of Practice – Building a Competent Crisis Care System at Intercepts 0-1 (Communities of Practice)
Gainesville Opportunity Center finds a place to call home
December 8, 2020On Wednesday, November 18, 2020, the Gainesville Opportunity Center (GOC) celebrated the opening of its permanent home with a gathering of community leaders for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Their new building, located near Northwest 13th Street and Northwest 16th Avenue in Gainesville, is a place for GOC members to learn valuable hands-on vocational and social skills.
Teamwork: Transforming Lives
December 8, 2020Ensuring safe children, strong families and vibrant communities…these are LSF values that, along with teamwork, often merge to solve complex challenges for those we serve. Consider the story of a young man that LSF Health Systems (LSFHS) along with other partner agencies was tasked with helping.
Recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month
December 8, 2020This past October, to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness month, Gainesville, Florida TV station WCJB-TV interviewed LSF Health Systems’ CEO Dr. Christine Cauffield to discuss domestic violence and how the pandemic may be affecting the number of cases being reported. Dr. Cauffield noted that calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline are expected to rise once social distancing restrictions are loosened.
A Message from Dr. Cauffield
October 23, 2020This October, our prevention coalitions have been hard at work recognizing Substance Abuse Prevention Month with a variety of events and activities throughout the region. We invite you to support them today and every day of the year in fulfilling...
A grant award and regional newspaper shine spotlight on suicide prevention
October 23, 2020Earlier this spring, LSF Health Systems led a collaborative effort with community partners Mental Health Resource Center, Hubbard House, Changing Homelessness and local hospital Emergency Departments to secure a competitive 16-month, $800,000 COVID-19 suicide prevention grant from the Substance Abuse...
Virtual workshop highlights the need to combat human trafficking
October 23, 2020A virtual Human Trafficking Workshop, hosted by LSF Health Systems and the Gateway to Fr33dom Human Trafficking Task Force in Florida’s 3rd circuit, took place on Thursday, September 24th. The founders of Lake Mary-based Bikers Against Trafficking, Rainey and Doc,...
Holiday Bliss or Holiday Blues?
December 13, 2019By Dr. Christine Cauffield, CEO of LSF Health Systems. A famous quote from Charles Dicken’s novel, A Tale of Two Cities, states “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” often portrays many peoples’ feelings during...
The story of a fighter
March 20, 2019In December 2018, I received the shock of my life. I found out I have Stage III Lung Cancer. Everything in my life has since changed. I’m hopeful that some of this may help some of you make choices I had not yet made, and maybe prevent some of you the condition I am now addressing.
