Family First of Florida

Founded in July 2000, Families First of Florida offers an array of services for children and their families who may be experiencing mental health or behavioral issues. Families First of Florida provides Outpatient Counseling, Assessments, and Foster Care Services to the community.Families First of Florida is committed to providing trauma focused services to our communities throughout the state of Florida.Owner and founder of Families First of Florida, Carolanne Patriaco, saw a need in the Tampa Bay area for intensive trauma focused services for the children in the child welfare system. Through the development and implementation of this program, Families First of Florida realized that there was a significant need for trauma focused services throughout the entire community and developed a robust service delivery program to include Outpatient Clinical Services, Comprehensive Behavioral Health Assessments, Substance Abuse Treatment, Targeted Case Management Services, and Parenting Services.