A Positive Step of Monroe County Inc. is seeking an experienced bilingual group facilitator for its Fatherhood Program, which coaches fathers in developing new skills as parents and co-parents, and
Key West City commissioners have a full agenda for their meeting tonight, including hiring Patti McLaughlin as interim city manager and firing Duval redevelopment consultant KCI Technologies, Inc.
McLaughlin, currently assistant city manager, has been tapped to temporarily take over for outgoing City Manager Greg Veliz, who is leaving April 16 for a new position with the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority.
If McLaughlin is approved as expected, she will oversee city operations while a candidate search, also on Tuesdayâs agenda, is carried out. Commissioners have set aside $20,000 for the search.
In a related agenda item, commissioners will vote to appoint members to an advisory screening committee to assess and rank new city manager candidates. Each of the seven city commissioners as well as the cityâs three unions will appoint one person to the committee. A last committee member will be appointed by city hall staff management.
While the symptoms of COVID-19 are physical, the pandemic is also taking a toll on mental health â whether or not youâve been infected by the virus. Heightened anxiety and higher degrees of uncertainty are difficult to measure, but real nonetheless. Add to that a potentially lonely and disconnected holiday season, the stigma attached to this type of care, the cost, lack of insurance and the shortage of providers, and a concerning situation surrounds us.
Accessing mental health care in the Keys before COVID-19 has been a challenge for some time but Florida Keys residents under emotional and mental distress now have expanded access to free and low-cost mental health services at one of several Keys outlets.