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Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. (June 24, 2024) – Henderson Behavioral Health recently received a two-year grant totaling $210,000 from The Jim Moran Foundation for their Wilson Gardens Transitional Independent Living Project that houses males between the ages of 18 to 23 who have aged out of the foster care system, are at risk for homelessness, and have been diagnosed with a mental health or behavioral health condition.

“Henderson is a large housing system offering an array of housing options for individuals living with mental health conditions, and we believe that everyone deserves decent, safe, and affordable housing,” said Dr. Steven Ronik, Henderson CEO. “The young men that are served in our Wilson Gardens Project learn to master skills towards self-sufficiency and independent living and are taught financial literacy, employability skills and maintain employment and/or are enrolled in high school post-secondary education or industry-based training.”

“The Jim Moran Foundation has been a long-standing partner with Henderson Behavioral Health, and we are truly grateful for the help they provide our young men and our entire community, and we look forward to continuing this important collaboration,” said Ronik.

For more information about Henderson Behavioral Health, please call Suzanne Higgins at 954-777-1624 or email shiggins@hendersonbh.org.

About Henderson Behavioral Health

Henderson Behavioral Health (HBH) is the oldest and largest community-based not-for-profit behavioral healthcare system in Florida. Since 1953, HBH has helped hundreds of thousands of children, adults and families and recently celebrated their 70th Anniversary this year. HBH’s mission is to serve as the premier provider of accessible, cost effective, and quality behavioral healthcare services to the people of Florida in order to promote their mental health and well-being. In 2023, HBH assisted more than 27,000 individuals, 7,000 of which are children. HBH maintains the highest level of CARF (Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accreditation and has done so continuously for thirty years. For more information visit www.hendersonbh.org.

Hollywood, Florida. (May, 2024) – Henderson Behavioral Health recently received a $15,000 grant from Publix Super Markets Charities for their Chalet Apartments that houses formerly homeless individuals with a serious mental illness. Henderson opened the program over 20 years ago and has housed over 300 people during that time, of which 10 have been housed since its’ opening. “Henderson is a large housing system offering an array of housing options for individuals living with mental health conditions, said Dr. Steven Ronik, Henderson CEO, and we believe that everyone deserves decent, safe, and affordable housing.”
The grant was used to provide furnishings and a new, more efficient, central air conditioning unit to replace aging AC window units.

“Publix Super Markets Charities has been a long-standing partner with Henderson Behavioral Health and we are truly grateful for the help they provide our patients and our community, said Ronik, and we look forward to continuing this important collaboration.”

For more information about Henderson Behavioral Health, please call Suzanne Higgins at 954-777-1624 or email shiggins@hendersonbh.org.

About Henderson Behavioral Health

Henderson Behavioral Health (HBH) is the oldest and largest community-based not-for-profit behavioral healthcare system in Florida.  Since 1953, HBH has helped hundreds of thousands of children, adults and families and celebrates our 70th Anniversary this year. HBH’s mission is to serve as the premier provider of accessible, cost effective, and quality behavioral healthcare services to the people of South Florida in order to promote their mental health and well-being. In 2023, HBH assisted more than 27,000 individuals, 7,000 of whom are children.  HBH maintains the highest level of CARF (Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accreditation and has done so continuously for thirty years.  For more information visit www.hendersonbh.org

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (January 31, 2024) Henderson Behavioral Health is proud to announce that CARF, a national behavioral health accreditation organization, has awarded Henderson accreditation for our Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), making Henderson the second ever accredited CCBHC in the nation.  

Henderson was one of the first 4 organizations in Florida to receive a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) grant in 2020 to become a CCBHC.  

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics are organizations that ensure access to quality comprehensive evidenced-based behavioral health care including 24/7 crisis services, screening, assessment, diagnosis and risk assessment, treatment planning, outpatient behavioral health care, case management, primary care screening and monitoring, psychiatric rehabilitation services, peer recovery support, care coordination, and services for veterans. CCBHCs serve anyone who requests care for mental health or substance use, regardless of their ability to pay, place of residence, or age. There are currently over 500 CCBHCs across the United States.   

“Henderson Behavioral Health is honored to continue to collaborate with CARF on another accreditation effort as a CCBHC. We recognize the importance of a peer-review survey process and its impact on behavioral healthcare. Additionally, having been a CARF accredited organization for 32 years, as we maintain a culture devoted to continuous improvement and strive to exceed expectations of the individuals we serve. We will continue to transform behavioral healthcare with this most recent designation,” said Dr. Steven Ronik, Henderson CEO.

About Henderson Behavioral Health

Henderson Behavioral Health (HBH) is one of the oldest and largest community-based not-for-profit behavioral healthcare systems in Florida. Since 1953, HBH has helped hundreds of thousands of children, adults and families and celebrates its 70th Anniversary this year. HBH’s mission is to serve as the premier provider of accessible, cost effective, and quality behavioral healthcare services to the people of Florida in order to promote their mental health and well-being. In 2023, HBH assisted more than 27,000 individuals, 7,000 of whom are children.  HBH maintains the highest level of CARF (Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accreditation and has done so continuously for thirty two years.. For more information visit www.hendersonbh.org

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (January, 2024) – Henderson Behavioral Health announces its recently elected board of directors, all business and community leaders who are committed to Henderson’s mission to be the premier provider of accessible, cost effective, and quality behavioral healthcare services to the people of Florida in order to promote their mental health and well-being. “We are so pleased to have a board that is so deeply passionate and committed to our mission,” said Dr. Steven Ronik, Henderson CEO.

• David Cooley, Board Chair
• Carolyn Lee, Vice Chair
• Gail E. Bouie, Treasurer
• Representative Joe Gibbons, Secretary
• Katherine Koch, Immediate Past Chair

Board Members at Large:
Robert W. Barron, Robert Field, Jonathan Keith, Eric Lachs, Eileen LaMarca. Gerry Litrento, Traci Miller, Samuel Morrison, Debbie Savage, Ana Rodriguez, and Gloria Stuart.

“Our board is dedicated to supporting Henderson’s growing responsibility of assisting individuals in South Florida who are experiencing behavioral health challenges and crises,” said David Cooley 2024 board chair of Henderson Behavioral Health. “With assistance from our community, Henderson has provided a lifeline to more than 1 million individuals by supplying comprehensive, integrated and responsive community-based care.”

For more information about Henderson Behavioral Health, please call Suzanne Higgins at 954-777-1624 or email shiggins@hendersonbh.org.