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Fort Lauderdale Behav Hlth Center – Fort Lauderdale

Address: 5757 North Dixie Highway - Fort Lauderdale, FL
General Phone Number: 954-734-2000
Admissions Phone Number: 954-734-2001 x1
Website: http://www.ftlauderdalebehavioral.com
Facility Type

Fort Lauderdale Behav Hlth Center provides the following mental health rehabilitation services in Fort Lauderdale.

  • Mental Health Treatment
  • Treatment for Co-occuring Disorders Such as Substance Abuse

Fort Lauderdale Behav Hlth Center is run by a private for-profit organization.


Service Settings (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

Fort Lauderdale Behav Hlth Center provides treatment in the following settings.


  • Hospital inpatient mental health treatment
  • Outpatient mental health rehabiliation
  • Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Emergency Mental Health Services

Fort Lauderdale Behav Hlth Center provides the following emergency mental health treatment and services.


  • Psychiatric emergency onsite services
  • Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Mental Health Treatment Approaches

Fort Lauderdale Behav Hlth Center utilizes the following treatment approaches.


  • Activity therapy
  • Behavior modification
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Couples/family therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Electroconvulsive therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
  • Trauma therapy
Pharmacotherapies & Medications

Fort Lauderdale Behav Hlth Center utilizes the following pharmacotherapies & medications in the treatment process.


  • Haloperidol (Haldol®)
  • Pimozide (Orap®)
  • Prochlorperazine (Compazine/Compro®)
  • Thiothixene (Navane®)
  • Thioridazine (Mellaril/Melleril®)
  • Trifluoperazine (Stelazine®)
  • Quetiapine (Seroquel®) 
  • Risperidone (Risperdal®)
Payment Information

Information regarding payment(s) accepted at Fort Lauderdale Behav Hlth Center and possible financial assistance.


  • IHS / Tribal / Urban (ITU) Funds
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • Other State Funds
  • Private Insurance
  • State Correction or Juvenile Justice Funds
  • State Education Agency Funds
  • Cash or Self Payment
  • State-Financed Healthcare Plan Other Than Medicaid
  • State Mental Health Agency Funds
  • State Welfare or Child and Family Service Funds
  • U.S. Department of VA funds
Special Programs / Groups Offered

Information regarding specialty programs and groups offered at Fort Lauderdale Behav Hlth Center.


  • Transitional age young adults
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Veterans
  • Active duty military
  • Active duty military
  • Military families
  • Clients referred from the court/judicial system
  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
  • Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
  • Persons who have experienced trauma
  • Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia
  • Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
  • Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
  • Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
Screening & Testing

Fort Lauderdale Behav Hlth Center offers the following screening and testing services to mental health clients.


  • There is no information provided regarding screening at Fort Lauderdale Behav Hlth Center
Ancillary Services

Fort Lauderdale Behav Hlth Center provides the following ancillary services in addition to mental health treatment.


  • Court-ordered outpatient treatment
  • Diet and exercise counseling
  • Family psychoeducation
  • Intensive case management
  • Integrated primary care services
  • Suicide prevention services
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