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Wednesday, January 21, 2026
MEET BRACE: A NEW COMMUNITY-WIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCE FORMED BY GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, CENTERSTONE, VENICE PD
Gulf Coast Community Foundation (Gulf Coast) has partnered with Centerstone and the Venice Police Department (Venice PD) to launch Behavioral Response and Community Engagement (BRACE), a new mental health crisis response initiative designed to provide timely, person-centered support for individuals experiencing behavioral health crises. The BRACE program embeds trained mental health professionals into the local emergency response system to respond to nonviolent, mental health-related 911 calls. The program