The Jerome Golden Center for Behavioral Health provides treatment for children and adults with mental health and/or substance use disorders.
Created with contributions from our community's private sector and with government financing arranged by our former Congressman Paul G. Rogers, the Jerome Golden Center for Behavioral Health – considered a state-of-the-art facility – opened its doors in September 1970. Some of the original founders were Ed Eissey, PhD, Vivian Rubinger, Jon Moyle, Esq., and Dr. Carl Brumback, all pillars of the community who’s vision was “to treat mental health problems and returning patients to the community where they can function comfortably in the family and community.” During the late 70s to the early 80s, in response to the movement from institutional to community-based mental health care and the needs of a growing number of young adult chronic patients – the largest mass of homeless in the nation since 1920, many new programs were created under the auspices of the Center. With the Center’s growth came the Center’s name changes eg. 45th Street Mental Health Center and Oakwood Center of the Palm Beaches.
In 2011, the Center was given a generous gift by long-time supporter, Jerome Golden. The Center was renamed “The Jerome Golden Center for Behavioral Health.”
The Center has a 46-year-old, well-established and highly refined infrastructure, which uniquely positions it to provide quality behavioral healthcare services. Based on decades of experience implementing best practices and evidence-based programs, the Center provides comprehensive coordinated services always understanding the latest developments in the field and finding a way to implement them. The CEO serves on numerous State and National Board as well as a Joint Commission Advisory Committee and the CMO is a CMS Surveyor. The integration of these efforts, combined with well-developed Quality Management and Performance Improvement programs ensure comprehensive and efficient programs. In essence, the Center is dedicated to providing care to this vulnerable population, because it understands the profound positive impact that it will have on the lives of these most fragile consumers and their families who deserve every chance to build a life that reaches their highest potential.
Eighty-two percent of clients have an income under $10,000, so the focus is on serving individuals who otherwise would not have access to treatment due to inability to pay. The Center does not refuse services based on the individual’s ability to pay.
The Center provides the right service at the right time in the right moment. This could mean going to someone’s home at 4:00 am to help a family cope with their teenager’s suicide or spending Sunday afternoon with a veteran suffering from PTSD.
The mission of the Jerome Golden Center for Behavioral Health is to help clients build resiliency, facilitate recovery and achieve reintegration into the community by designing and delivering behavioral healthcare services that meet their needs and expectations.
To that end, culturally diverse, multidisciplinary professional staff works in conjunction with other community resources to serve individuals and families to strengthen and promote healthy development. Respect for personal dignity and the right to privacy, confidentiality and safety are of the utmost concern, as is the provision of excellent, co-occurring competent, trauma informed, evidence-based expertly delivered affordable care.
The Center’s vision is for all citizens of the community to live healthy and productive lives.
Through its mission- and results-driven approach, the Center has become the Source of Strength to those members of our community diagnosed with a mental illness and their families.
The center is client-focused at every touchpoint; providing quality care and excellent customer service is the driving force behind achieving their mission and values.
The Jerome Golden Center for Behavioral Health, Inc.
1041 45th Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Phone: 561-383-8000
Mobile Crisis: 561-383-5777
816 NW Avenue D
Belle Glade, FL 33430
Phone: 561-993-8080
Mobile Crisis: 561-992-8707
Website: www.goldenctr.org
EIN: 59-1171320
Florida State Charity Registration: CH2025
The Jerome Golden Center Foundation was created to raise funding for the Golden Center. EIN: 45-3336649
Florida State Charity Registration: CH35511
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EMERGENCY SERVICES: Provides crisis stabilization and emergency psychiatric services. Both our West Palm Beach and Belle Glade locations are Baker Act Receiving Facilities for adults.
INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL: The Center's West Palm Beach facility has two specially designed inpatient psychiatric units, totaling 44-beds, that provided indivualized, inpatient, therapeutic, interventions for adults in a safe, secure and structured environment.
GLADES CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT: Provides individualized inpatient therapeutic interventions for children, adolescents and adults in a structured, secured and safe setting. Substance use medical detox services are available in Belle Glade.
MOBILE CRISIS: Provides emergency intervention, de-escalation, screening and assessment for individuals in emotional distress. This service is available free of charge to Palm Beach County residents experiencing symptoms of emotional distress. The team also provides screenings to complete a thorough assessment of the individual's needs and to link the individual with areas of service within the community. Available 24/7. If you or someone you care about is in crisis call:
(Palm Beach County) - 561-383-5777
(Glades) - 561-992-8707
CO-OCCURRING DISORDER PROGRAM: A 16-bed Level II licensed Residential Treatment Facility that provides a community-based, short-term (30 to 90 day) structured living environment for Palm Beach County adult residents who have concurrent psychiatric and substance use diagnoses.
PANDA: (Pregnant and Addicted)
A residential substance use treatment facility for women who are pregnant or have infants. Women are able to keep their children with them as they treat their substance use, as well as increase parenting education and coping skills to help with reintegration into the community.
PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC:Staff psychiatrists assess and treat behavioral healthcare needs, including prescribing and monitoring the effect of psychotropic medication. Psychiatric assessments. Medication management, nursing services and follow-ups are offered on an outpatient basis. The West Palm Beach location has a pharmacy.
PRIMARY CARE CLINIC: The C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics provide quality services to patients, including prescribing and monitoring the effect psychotropic medication. Psychiatric assessments. Medication management, nursing services and follow-ups are offered on an outpatient basis. The West Palm Beach location has an on-site pharmacy.
OUTPATIENT COUNSELING AND THERAPY SERVICES: Both locations have counseling and therapeutic services available to individuals experiencing emotional distress. Services may differ at each location.
PERSONAL GROWTH SERVICES: The Center's Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and group programs provide intensive services to individuals diagnosed with mental illness of such a magnitude that it significantly impairs their day-to-day personal, social, vocational and educational functioning.
OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE: Children's Psychiatric Services, Case Management Services, Children's Case Management, Outreach, Housing and Residential, Supported Employment Services and Forensic Services.
