CDS Family & Behavioral Health Services, Inc. is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit social services agency that has provided services in North Central Florida for over 53 years. While CDS's many individual programs serve a wide variety of community needs, they all fall under the umbrella of the organization's mission statement, "Empowering Youth & Building Strong Families for a Brighter Tomorrow." The three main programs areas include:Youth Shelters – Programs for youth in crisisCounseling – Services for troubled youth and their familiesPrevention – Educating the community, focusing on substance abuse and high-risk populationsCDS has offices in Gainesville, Lake City and Palatka and its services now cover an eleven county area, including: Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Lafayette, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Suwannee, Levy, Putnam and Union. CDS is the sole provider of many of its services, such as runaway shelters, in North Central Florida.