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CHS Locations

Greater Jacksonville

3027 San Diego Road
Jacksonville, FL 32207

(904) 493-7744

Proudly serving:

Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns

Upcoming Events in Greater Jacksonville

In the Greater Jacksonville area, CHS brings together families, partners, volunteers, and advocates through events that inspire connection and strengthen support for children. From local gatherings to impactful community initiatives, explore what’s happening near you and join us in creating brighter futures-together.

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Services offered in Greater Jacksonville

Community Partnership Schools in Greater Jacksonville

Community Partnership Schools bring together schools, families, and community partners to provide coordinated support that helps students thrive. CHS is a partner within 37 Community Partnership Schools statewide, including Edward H. White High, Longbranch Elementary and Matthew Gilbert Middle in Jacksonville, Keystone Heights Jr./Sr. High in Keystone Heights, South Woods Elementary in Elkton, The Webster School in St. Augustine, Wilkinson Junior High in Middleburg and Orange Park High in Orange Park.

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Purpose:

  • Strengthen connections between schools, families, and community services.
  • Help students stay engaged and supported in their education.

Schools:

  • Edward H. White High
  • Longbranch Elementary
  • Matthew Gilbert Middle
  • Keystone Heights Jr./Sr. High
  • Orange Park High in Orange Park.
  • South Woods Elementary
  • The Webster School
  • Wilkinson Junior High
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Counseling

CHS Counseling provides professional mental health support for children, teens, adults, and families facing emotional, behavioral, or life challenges. Licensed counselors work with clients in flexible settings to address concerns and strengthen coping strategies.

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Who Qualifies:

  • Children, teens, adults, and families experiencing mental health or life challenges, including anxiety, depression, trauma, family conflict, grief, or behavioral concerns.
  • Services are available through in-person, school-based, or telehealth appointments, depending on location and program availability.

Purpose:

  • Provide therapeutic support to address mental health and family challenges.
  • Strengthen coping skills, family relationships, and emotional well-being.
  • Connect clients with additional resources when needed, including telepsychiatry for medication management and crisis response services where available.

Family Connects

Family Connects offers free nurse home visits to support families during the first weeks after birth. Nurses provide health assessments, guidance on breastfeeding, and answers to questions new parents may have during this transition.

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Locations Available:

Who Qualifies:

  • Families who delivered at UF Health

Purpose:

  • Support the health and well-being of both mother and newborn.
  • Connect families with community resources to ensure ongoing support as the child grows.
  • Promote a strong foundation for healthy early development.

Family Life Education

Family Life Education provides individualized support to help parents build confidence, strengthen family relationships, and improve parenting skills. Services are delivered in-home or in-office and are tailored to each family’s needs.

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Locations Available

Who Qualifies:

  • Parents and expectant parents at any stage of their parenting journey.

Purpose:

  • Offer evidence-based parenting education, including programs like Active Parenting of Teens, Nurturing Parenting, and Circle of Security.
  • Provide supervised therapeutic and sibling visitations in a safe, family-friendly environment.
  • Support families with trauma-informed staff, flexible scheduling, and practical guidance to promote healthy parent-child relationships.

Family Services Planning Team

The Family Services Planning Team coordinates mental health and behavioral support for children and families, creating individualized plans with counselors, case managers, and specialists to address each family’s unique needs.

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Who Qualifies:

  • Children ages 0–17 and their families in Volusia, Flagler, Putnam, Duval, St. Johns, Clay, Nassau, Brevard, Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties.
  • In Brevard, Orange, Seminole, and Osceola, services are also available to adults.

Purpose:

  • Provide coordinated counseling, medication management, and targeted case management.
  • Connect families with specialized therapies, such as art therapy, equine therapy, or therapeutic camps.
  • Ensure a dedicated team supports the child’s progress and the family’s stability.

Healthy Families

Healthy Families is a voluntary, home‑based family support and coaching program that helps expectant parents and families of newborns build strong, nurturing foundations during the early childhood years. It’s part of the statewide Healthy Families Florida network and designed to promote positive parent‑child relationships and healthy development.

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Who Qualifies:

  • Families with a prenatal referral or a newborn less than about three months old.
  • Families referred by partner agencies who would benefit from in‑home support and connection with community resources.

Who qualifies?

  • Provide supportive home visiting to strengthen parenting skills and engagement.
  • Connect families to community services and help them set and achieve family goals.
  • Support child development and help create safe, stable home environments.

Healthy Start

Healthy Start is a statewide early support and education program for pregnant women and families with newborns through age three. It’s delivered through coordinated home‑visiting and care‑coordination services to improve maternal and child health outcomes.

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Who Qualifies:

  • Expecting parents and families with infants up to age three who are identified through prenatal or infant risk screening or referred by clinical and community partners.

Purpose:

  • Connect families with education, support, care coordination, and community resources that reduce risk factors for poor birth outcomes and promote healthy early childhood development.

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Local Community Advisory Board

Robert “Bob” Geis

Chair

  • Attorney First Citizens Bank and Trust Company

Ted Nelson

Vice Chair

  • Retired, Founder Skyetec

Brian R. Crooke

Immediate Past Chair

  • Vice President, Commercial Banking SouthState Bank

Aleizha Batson

  • Senior Communications Lead Florida Blue

Kevin R. Copeland

  • Director - Head of Deposit/Checking Fraud Strategy & Analytics USAA

Dejvis Curre

  • SVP, Analytics EverBank

Rajeeb K. Das

  • Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Bryan Howard

  • Founder Mercury Performance Group

Clarence Wilkerson

  • Vice President / East Division Manager Weyerhauser Company

David “Dave” K. Leininger

  • Cofounder, Executive Chairman Springtech Capital, LLC

Alicia Salvador Longo

  • President/CEO APPS Paramedical Services of North Florida

Dr. Shelita S. McGowan

  • Chiropractor McGowan Medical Centers

Jessica Munday

  • Managing Director KPMG, LLP

Brad Nestor

  • Senior Director, Site Planning & Design PGA TOUR, Inc., England Thims & Miller, Inc.

Jennifer Burnett

  • Principal Consultant TiER1 Performance, Inc.

Jay Southerland

  • President/CEO The Southerland Group, Inc. / JWS RE Investments, LLC

Chris Turner

  • Vice President, Business Banker III in NEFL Valley National Bank

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