All of our lives are touched in some way by mental illness. It affects one in four families. Mental illness is often at the root of problems related to alcohol and other drugs.

Since 1968, David Lawrence Center has built its reputation on an unconditional commitment to providing compassionate, highly skilled, affordable mental health and substance abuse services to anyone in need in Southwest Florida.




“Everyone made me feel safe and like I could trust them. Once I realized that my addiction was making me do the things I had done and that I wasn’t loosing my mind, I felt relieved.”