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Counselors for Change is a nonprofit with a mission to increase mental health awareness, education, outreach and advocacy.

C4C is fueled on the sweat equity of passionate volunteers determined to change the conversations, end stigma, and save lives.

03/17/2026

C4C is excited to be collaborating today with community resources to create networks of support for students and their families across the state. Thank you to all the amazing school counselors who bring their hearts to classrooms everyday and support their school families❤️.

02/20/2026

C4C is grateful to build bridges between counselors and community by partnering with our local schools. A big thanks goes out to all those working hard each day to provide moments of connection in education.

02/12/2026

Silence has a price and in Florida, it’s a felony. ⚖️
Under Florida Statute 39.205, knowingly and willfully failing to report suspected child abuse, exploitation, abandonment, or neglect is not a slap on the wrist. It is a Third-Degree Felony and applies to EVERYONE. Everyone is required to report by law. Teachers and healthcare workers are required by law and profession.
The Consequences of Inaction:
*Prison: Up to 5 years in state prison.
*Fines: Up to $5,000 in personal fines.
*Record: A permanent felony conviction.
*Institutional Fines: Schools or universities that fail to report can face fines up to $1 million per
violation.
Turning a blind eye doesn't make the problem go away; it makes you a part of it. Protection is the law.
📞 Call: 1-800-962-2873
💻 Online: https://reportabuse.myflfamilies.com/s/
📱 TTY: 711 or 1-800-955-8771

01/29/2026

01/28/2026

Therapists~ If you have clients in 6th-12th grade, this is a wonderful way to merge the wisdom learned in counseling with art and advocacy. Free to enter with a chance to win $100. Artist can use the link for all the information needed to get started on their masterpiece. Posters are displayed at our outreach events extending the ripple of positive change for mental health awareness.

01/27/2026

Counselors for Change is looking forward to collaborating with West Shore JR/SR High School at tonight's PTA meeting where we will be sharing some insights from students, parents, and professionals. If you are unable to attend, resources will be shared on our website the following day at https://counselorsforchange.org/events/

01/27/2026

Calling all 6th-12th grade students! Enter to win our Posters for Change Mental Health Awareness Poster Contest and become an advocate for change. You could win $100, boost your college resume, and inspire change in your community. https://counselorsforchange.org/posters-for-change/

01/15/2026

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Our What Is.... Series - today, INTEROCEPTION.

The hidden sense behind emotional regulation.

If a child seems to “go from 0 to 100” with no warning…

If they melt down suddenly…
If they struggle to tell you what’s wrong until they’re already overwhelmed…

There’s often a hidden sense behind it — interoception.

Today’s one-page visual breaks down what interoception is, why it’s so important for emotional regulation, and how you can gently support a young person whose internal signals feel confusing or too loud.

If you’d like the free parent information sheet to go with it, follow the directions in the visual, ensuring you LIKE the post and I’ll send you the Dropbox link. ⬇️

11/27/2025

Wishing everyone a season of reminders of how connected we all are. In our joys and struggles, desires and fears, may we see the oneness in all things.

11/22/2025

May all who suffer loss find moments of peace and connection to their loved ones❤️

11/09/2025

AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk. Strength in Solidarity.

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2306 S. Babcock Street
Melbourne, FL
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+13218214410

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http://www.counselorsforchange.org/

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Counselors for Change

Counselors for Change is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization piloting its global initiative in Brevard County, Florida with a mission to increase mental health awareness, education, outreach, and advocacy to youth and the collective communities of individuals and organizations that raise them in order to provide all invested entities with resources needed to actualize collective potential.

Counselors for Change is a high impact coalition of mental health professionals, community advocates, student activists, and partnering agencies dedicated to providing community events, workshops, and outreach programs to school-aged youth as well as the adults and organizations entrusted with their well-being. We define a counselor as one who advocates for the well-being of another and believe that it takes an informed, connected tribe to raise a resilient generation.

We believe that mental health is at the center of individual and collective well-being and holds the greatest capacity to create meaningful and lasting positive change in society. It is through reducing stigma, increasing programs that focus on equity and inclusion, and intentional efforts to distribute information and resources that engage and empower individuals and communities with a deeper understanding of mental health and well-being that we have the greatest impact.

The early ideas for the organization began over two decades ago when the founder, a public school educator at the time, quickly recognized the overwhelming need for and lack of counseling resources in schools. She noted that many of the challenges that surfaced in the classroom were not academic in nature and the stressors students faced within and beyond the school boundaries needed to be adequately identified and addressed for true learning and growth to take place.

She went on to earn a master's degree in counseling and post-graduate training in trauma, family systems, neuroscience, and mindfulness. Having spent years as a counselor in both nonprofit agency and private practice settings, the ideas to connect schools with the necessary mental health counseling resources began to take root.

A weekend in March 2018 would culminate in a concrete plan of action. The morning of March 24th was spent with thousands of counselors from around the globe in a ballroom in

D.C. The shared energy and desire to impact change in our country was palatable. Many left the conference to attend the March for Our Lives where students organized hundreds of thousands of supporters from across the nation and gave a collective voice to the growing violence impacting millions of families. The two events left a lasting impression and would serve as the missing puzzle piece, allowing the idea from two decades prior to take on a clear and concise plan of action.

Visually, the transition from a room with thousands of counselors to hundreds of thousands of people lining the streets of our nation’s capital formed a mental bridge between the two communities. The power of many would be the foundation of a plan. Channeling the energy and passion for change by organizing mental health professionals, schools, community advocates, and student activists with a shared vision of changing the culture of mental health would have a large and lasting impact.

Today the organization is a rapidly growing collaboration of professionally licensed marriage & family therapists, mental health counselors, clinical social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists along with community members of all ages and backgrounds committed to volunteering their expertise and time to communities and schools through counseling, workshops, and crisis response.

Whether you are a mental health professional, parent, student, business, school, or member of the community, Counselors for Change provides an opportunity to invest in the individuals and institutions with the greatest influence in changing the social-emotional climate of our nation by removing some of the obstacles that have historically impeded access to mental health education and care needed throughout a lifespan.

Your donations go directly towards providing mental health programs that increase awareness, education, outreach, and advocacy enhancing the collective well-being of individuals and communities across generations.

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