By creating an integrated system of care through collaborative partnerships,
Jacksonville is transforming the medical, mental, behavioral, and developmental
health systems for children, youth and families connecting them with
the resources and services they need to reach their full potential.
About The Partnership for Child Health
The Jacksonville System of Care Initiative (JSOCI), under the Partnership for Child Health and through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA), was formed to create a blueprint for understanding and transforming children's mental health issues in Jacksonville. The community providers came together for the first time to create a system of care through an evidence-based approach to children's mental health. Together, and more than ten years later, JSOCI has united a coalition of leaders who are focused on a common goal--to better understand, serve and communicate about children's mental health. The innovative program has transformed the community view of children's mental health and has made systemic changes in order to advance the health and well being of children, youth and families throughout our region.
To hear from our community about JSOCI, view our video
Our Mission: Improve Child Health
Over the past three decades, the Partnership for Child Health (the Partnership), has evolved as a uniquely successful trans-disciplinary Center of Excellence to advocate for and develop and implement training, direct services, programs and systems of care which have significantly improved the child health outcomes and priorities of our community.
It has done so by leveraging and coalescing regional and national knowledge, experience and resources, collaborating with the State, participating with and learning from national professional organizations, aggressively pursuing philanthropic and competitive grant dollars and engaging with board members who lead child health advancement in the region.
Gerold L. Schiebler, M.D.
1928 - 2024
We join our community to deeply mourn the passing of Dr. Gerold L. Schiebler, M.D. and his countless contributions to the health and well being of children throughout the State of Florida. Compassionate dedication and commitment to children as a pediatric cardiologist, advocate, trailblazer, leader, board member and advisor doesn’t begin to describe all that Dr. Schiebler had accomplished for children in his lifetime.
Dr. Schiebler was instrumental in the development of many of the organizations we depend on every day including Children’s Medical Services, Child Abuse Prevention Services, pediatric cardiology, and many more. Read more including a wonderful interview with Dr. Schiebler in 2000, in his own words.
