5000 Friends of Florida Families Successful Summit

Posted by Admin on 03/13 at 12:04 AM

On June 6, 2006, the 5000 Friends of Florida Families held a behavioral health summit in Manatee County in conjunction with Representatives Bill Galvano and Gayle Harrell at the LECOM facility.This first of several Summits, was attended by more than 70 people from the community including providers of behavioral health care, consumers, community elected officials, and concerned citizens.The Summit gave state representatives and local elected officials the opportunity to hear the needs of the Manatee County area as well as ideas for improving access to behavioral health care around the state.The event was a huge success and more Summits are in the works for August in other regions of the state.Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming Summits and make plans to attend!