GOC’s Partnership with Meridian Behavioral Healthcare
This is Brian Wilson, the Program Manager at Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. He refers a lot of people over here, and wanted to come see our facility and catch up…
GOC Advocacy at UF Health Psychiatric Hospital
GOC Members went into UF Health (formerly Shands) psychiatric hospital to meet with patients. Many GOC Members have been patients there themselves. Our Members shared that there is help, there…
The Importance of Gratitude at GOC
We worked on our annual report this week and decided our theme would be gratitude. At the GOC we are grateful for our Members and everyone like you who believe…
Recovery Through Work at the GOC
Employment is a gateway to independence. That is why the GOC follows a recover through work model where our Members are encouraged to complete important tasks at their own pace.…
GOC Competes in Special Olympics Basketball
Commitment. Responsibility. Teamwork. You need all of that to be part of something. You need all of that to build a community. The GOC fielded a team for the Special…
Meet Our Member Kim Sugar
This is Kim Sugar. At the GOC, Kim is finding new things she is capable of doing every day. Trying things at your own pace and gaining that sense of…
GOC Attends Ceremony for City Commission
Advocacy is very important. At the GOC, we want to help give people living with mental illness a voice. We all should have choices in our care and in our…
Co-Responders Refer New GOC Member
Thanks so much to Alachua County Sheriffs Office Deputy Dan Maynard and his partner Nicole Ge La Cruz with Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc., part of the co-responder team of Alachua…
Deputy City Manager Visits GOC
Special thanks to Carl Smart, Deputy County Manager of Alachua County for taking the time to come see the GOC. It is great to see our community leaders really get…
Happy Holidays From GOC!
’tis the season and our Members are celebrating. Providing a sense of community and is so important in the healing process. Enjoy these pictures. Happy holidays to all of our…