Self‐Directed Care is a health and wellness opportunity in which program participants make their own healthcare choices and actively participate in their recovery from serious mental illnesses. Life Coaches assist participants in establishing measurable and time‐limited recovery goals and serve as accountability partners along the way to creating important and lasting life changes.

Public financial resources are used for self‐selected mental wellness services to address the barriers that serious mental illnesses can pose to a productive lifestyle. These include both traditional and alternative mental wellness services and activities. In addition, funds may be used to support progress toward a person’s productivity goals, such as taking educational classes, starting a business, obtaining gainful employment or working as a volunteer in the community.

The Florida SDC program supports adults living with serious mental illnesses who either receive or are actively applying to receive Social Security Disability benefits, are legally capable of making their own choices, have a household income below the national poverty guidelines, and do not have private medical insurance. We serve people living in Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties. Many people in the SDC program have become strong advocates for their own health and wellness and have succeeded in becoming productive members of the community.

FloridaSDC Circuit 20 is administered by
NAMI of Collier County, and is funded by the Florida DCF.

FloridaSDC Circuit 20 Serves Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry, & Glades Counties

 

Program Director:
Megan Cobb

SDC Life Coaches:

Denise Garzon
Ellen Mahoney
Chrystal Weichert

Data Specialist:
Maya Suarez

Website Design:
Jill Alison Ball

Florida Self-Directed Care Circuit 20
1650 Medical Lane, Suite 2 
Fort Myers Florida 33907

Message Line: (239) 936-4318
 Fax: (239) 936-7140
voice@flsdc.orghttp://flsdc.org

Office Hours:

Mon – Thurs 9 am to 5 pm

Fridays 9 am to 3 pm

Closed on most government holidays

Please call 911 in case of emergency or 1-800-273-8255 if in need of crisis support