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352.265.HELP (4357) Gainesville is often recognized as one of Florida's most livable cities. Located in the heart of beautiful North Central Florida, Gainesville maintains a small town feel but rivals most larger metro areas. With an expanding downtown, a strong cultural arts following and a wide variety of shops and restaurants, Gainesville and Alachua County are growing quickly as more and more people discover it is one of the best places to work, live and play.
Gainesville is the County seat and serves as the commercial hub for the North Central florida area. It is also home to the oldest and largest University in the state. The University of Florida is a key player in education, medicine, cultural arts and sports. The campus is known for its picturesque oak trees and classic architecture.
The University of Florida and it's affiliated medical center, Shands Hospital are the leading employers in Gainesville and provide jobs for the many residents of Alachua and surrounding counties.
No discussion of Gainesville or the University of Florida would be complete without mentioning athletics. The Gators are a perennial SEC and national sports powerhouse in numerous sports. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is one of the most imposing football stadiums in the country and one of many great athletic venues on campus.
America's 14th smartest cityCrunching census data about education, a business news website has neamed Gainesville the 14th smartest city in the country and the smartest city in Florida.
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The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, is a large multi-faceted program centered in a major academic medical center. The Department of Psychiatry focuses on the three central missions of clinical care, research and education to govern its department of psychiatry divisions. Nationally recognized for ground-breaking research projects in Autism, Brain Stimulation (ECT, TMS, DBS) , Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, the Department of Psychiatry provides state-of-the-art research, inpatient and outpatient evaluation & treatment locations in Gainesville, Central Florida and Indian River County. The Department has over 60 full-time Faculty researchers and treatment experts . The University of Florida College of Medicine is proud to offer evidenced-based treatment programs for Impaired Health Professionals, depression, children and adolescents, eating disorders, obesity, pain, alcoholism, bipolar illness, geriatric psychiatry, drug abuse, Schizophrenia , and other psychiatric and psychological problems. Keep up with the latest community and psychiatry news with our Addiction & Psychiatry Newsletter. Find UF a psychiatrist or psychologist or forensic expert or Faculty of the University of Florida’s College of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry.