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With more than 2,700 team members from Florida to Alaska, LifeView Group’s impact can be felt every day for those we serve. Each year, our team members provide:

Our team members share our mission of “helping people” every day. Some of their stories are below.

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Professional Growth Journey: Lynne Whittington

For nearly 24 years, Lynne Whittington has been a constant source of leadership, stability and innovation within FamiliesFirst Network. Her journey reflects both the progression of Florida’s child protection system and her own unwavering commitment to strengthening services for vulnerable children and families. As the director of system improvement & supports, Lynne oversees many of […]

Professional growth journey: Dana Edwards

Professional growth journey: Dana Edwards

As an outpatient counselor in Lakeview Center’s Children’s Services, Dana Edwards provides individual, family and group therapy for children ages 6 to 18, including those involved with the Department of Juvenile Justice and FamiliesFirst Network, as well as military families. Dana joined Lakeview Center nearly five years ago as a registered mental health counseling intern. […]

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Amberlynn’s Journey: From Uncertainty to Empowerment

Amberlynn’s story is one of resilience, determination and inspiration. Originally from New York state, she grew up with her parents and younger brother. Throughout her childhood, her parents’ relationship was unstable—splitting and reconciling until they ultimately separated. Amberlynn relocated to Florida with her father, but his struggles with substance misuse led to a cycle of […]

Lakeview Center introduces virtual Intensive Outpatient Program for teens facing substance misuse and mental health issues

Lakeview Center introduces virtual Intensive Outpatient Program for teens facing substance misuse and mental health issues

Pensacola, Fla. (Jan. 7, 2025) – Lakeview Center is proud to announce the launch of its Teen Intensive Outpatient Program, a fully virtual treatment option designed to support adolescents ages 12–17 who are experiencing emotional, behavioral, academic or substance-use challenges. By removing transportation barriers, this program ensures teens across Escambia County and surrounding areas can […]

Professional growth journey: Marvin Dailey

Professional growth journey: Marvin Dailey

When Marvin Dailey started his career, working in mental health wasn’t part of the plan. “I thought I was going to be a history teacher the rest of my life,” he recalled with a laugh. After earning degrees in political science and special education from UWF, Marvin began teaching second-grade students with emotional disturbances. That […]

LifeView Group designated a 2026 Military Friendly® Employer

LifeView Group designated a 2026 Military Friendly® Employer

Pensacola, Fla. (Dec. 17, 2025) – LifeView Group has earned the 2026 Military Friendly® Employer designation, marking the organization’s fourth consecutive year receiving this honor. This recognition underscores LifeView Group’s ongoing commitment to supporting the military and veteran community through hiring, career advancement and comprehensive services. As a nonprofit family of companies, LifeView Group serves […]

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Eddie and Allison’s journey as CHIPS foster parents

For more than 22 years, Eddie and Allison have opened their doors to more than 80 children in need, offering safety, compassion and stability. Though they joined Lakeview Center’s CHIPS (Changing Horizons through Innovative Parenting Systems) program just this past October, their fostering journey began decades earlier. Lakeview Center’s CHIPS program serves youth in foster […]

Covenant Care awards $567,305 to Lakeview Center

Covenant Care awards $567,305 to Lakeview Center, sustaining psychiatry access for Pensacola’s uninsured

Pensacola, Fla. (Dec. 10, 2025) –  Lakeview Center, Northwest Florida’s most comprehensive behavioral health provider, has been awarded $567,305 from Covenant Care Foundation to sustain essential psychiatry services for uninsured adults living with mental illness and substance use disorders. The grant will provide funding and support for three psychiatric nurse practitioners, who will provide care […]

Professional growth journey: Whitney Jordan

Professional growth journey: Whitney Jordan

Whitney Jordan is a custodian at NAS Pensacola with Global Connections to Employment (GCE), one of the nation’s largest private employers of people with disabilities. Whitney began her journey with GCE in December 2014 and is about to celebrate her 11th year with the company. Before she began at GCE, Whitney worked with a job […]