SHREVEPORT, LA: Louisiana based Seaside Healthcare, a behavioral healthcare service corporation, has announced the acquisition of Turning Point Family Services, a Mooresville, North Carolina headquartered behavior-al health organization established in 2002. Turning Point Family Services provides a variety of mental health services for children, families, and adults across four locations in North Carolina. Franklin Roemer, CEO and co-founder of Seaside Healthcare announced the acquisition of Turning Point Family Services which was completed in late November of 2017. Roemer commented, “Our healthcare company has served the people of Louisiana, North Carolina and Georgia with excellence in Behavioral Health services with our “patient first”, high quality, community-based mental health service delivery approach. We are pleased to welcome the entire staff of Turning Point to our growing behavioral healthcare family of programs, and, in doing so, look forward to continuing service to the people served by Turning Point in North Carolina.”

Entering into services with Turning Point, Seaside Healthcare shares its focus on providing evidence based treat-ment services that are compliant with all state and national regulations for mental healthcare delivery.

Seaside’s goal is to provide community based treatment in the least restrictive environment for patients and their families. As a large deliverer of mental health services in Louisiana, Georgia, and currently in North Carolina through Pride in North Carolina and Youth Haven Services, Seaside has the resources to ensure the ongoing success of Turning Point Family Services which has served the people of North Carolina for over 15 years.

Roemer further remarked on the Turning Point organization becoming part of the Seaside Healthcare family, “Turning Point joins the behavioral healthcare family of Seaside with a common mission and care philosophy, that of helping people and communities minimize the impact of mental health disease and maximize opportunities for positive and successful living for both the patient and their family members.”

Turning Point Family Services, as a community based mental health service provider operating from four locations in North Carolina, delivers its services to children, adolescents, and adults experiencing mental illness disorders. Its services include outpatient programs, intensive in-home services, residential services, medication management, individual and family counseling, among others. The Turning Point organization is comprised of a highly skilled and experienced team consisting of a physician, psychiatrist, licensed therapists, and social workers.

As part of the Seaside Healthcare family, Turning Point Family Services network of providers will continue to deliver mental health services statewide without interruption and will continue to operate under the name of Turn-ing Point Family Services, a member of Seaside Healthcare.

Seaside Healthcare is a dynamic and growing organization that is currently expanding its mental healthcare de-livery system across the south through acquisitions and new site development. More information on Seaside Healthcare can be found through their website at www.seasidehc.com and on Turning Point at www.turningpointfamilyservices.org