Apalachee Center history

1954 – The first full-time administrator was hired for the Institute.

1966 – A group of Tallahassee civic leaders incorporated the clinic as the Leon County Mental Health Center, a non-profit community agency serving Leon County, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.

1972 – With federal funding, the Center began to expand services to Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties.

1981 – Apalachee Center’s commitment to providing quality care and treatment led to voluntary pursuit of accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.

In 2009, Apalachee partnered with Bond Community Health Center to create the Bond Apalachee Wellness Integration Center, the first partnership of it’s kind in Florida.

In 2010, Apalachee opened its new state of the art inpatient psychiatric complex on Capital circle, including an expanded 46-bed Eastside Psychiatric Hospital, brand new facilities for Apalachee’s Detox, Evaluation and Admissions, and Crisis Stabilization Unit, and new administrative facilities.

In 2011, Apalachee’s CEO, Doctor Jay Reeve, was honored with the National Council for Community Mental Health’s Visionary Leadership award, for his efforts in promoting integrated physical and behavioral healthcare.

In 2013, Apalachee launched it’s first new private outpatient clinic in many years – Capital Therapy.