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Screening kids 12 and older for depression has been happening in Collier County for many years through the Naples Children & Education Foundation. NCEF has funded $9 million since 2007 for the integrated system of care, locally called Beautiful Minds. The initiative is possible because four mental health groups agreed to work together to address shortcomings in services and long wait times. The four groups are HCN, the David Lawrence Center, the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Collier, and Florida State University’s College of Medicine in Immokalee.

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After a year of fundraising and a 40-hour marathon, Dance Marathon at Florida State University raised $2,152,328.19 for the Children's Miracle Network, surpassing their goal of $2 million. Fifty percent of the money raised is donated to UF Health Shands Children's Hospital in Gainesville and the rest is donated to the Florida State University College of Medicine's pediatric outreach programs.

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At a March 6 event sponsored in part by the FSU College of Medicine, St. Lucie County high school students interested in a career in healthcare had the opportunity to take advantage of workshops in soft skills, financial aid opportunities, career pathways and task management/critical thinking. The conference-style event presented various education and job opportunities, introducing many students to more potentially unfamiliar professions such as physician assisting, respiratory therapy and dietetics.

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The FSU College of Medicine and Alzheimer's Project hosted the 33rd Annual Alzheimer's Disease Education and Training Conference for Caregivers and Professionals on Saturday, Feb. 10.

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Mental illness is a growing concern for the Big Bend region, prompting a group of local mental health providers to work toward identifying and addressing issues. Among the providers involved is the FSU College of Medicine's Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine. Heather Flynn, vice chair of the department, comments on the need for such attention on mental health.

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Polk County's supply of primary care doctors, dentists and mental health professionals is far below national and state averages according to statistics from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings. The FSU College of Medicine is setting up a primary care residency program in Polk County to help combat the shortage.

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A national spotlight is shining on a Florida State University program that offers relief – free of charge – to distressed African-Americans who provide care to a loved one with dementia. And the program, which uses lay pastoral-care facilitators, is continuing to recruit caregivers in North and Central Florida.

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 At a Match Day Ceremony on March 16, graduating students at the FSU College of Medicine received notification of where they will enter residency training. Read more and watch the video here.

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ACTS 2 is the second part of FSU College of Medicine faculty member Rob Glueckauf's African-American Alzheimer's Caregiver Training and Support project. Glueckauf was inspired by his mother - a caregiver for her mother-in-law, mother and sister with dementia - to research ways to help caregivers. Now in its follow-up project, ACTS 2, a free, faith-based support system for African-American caregivers delivered over the phone, is seeking participants.