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Division of Mental Illness Services
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The Division of Mental Illness Services (MI) provides a comprehensive array of treatment services and supports through six state-operated facilities and contractual agreements with community mental health centers across the state. The MI Central Office staff provides oversight and support for the continuum of care through its offices of quality improvement, consumer relations, deaf services, community programs, certification, facilities management, and the indigent drug program.

Over 4,000 individuals are served annually in the state-operated facilities, while over 100,000 receive services in certified community-based programs.

MI promotes recovery-based services and involves all stakeholders in setting and prioritizing service goals designed to meet the needs of the citizens that we serve.

Mental Illness State-Operated Facilities

Bryce Hospital

Bryce Hospital was established in 1861 in Tuscaloosa. Bryce Hospital is responsible for the provision of regional inpatient psychiatric services for adults, serving a specified region in the north central part of the state. Bryce Hospital provides inpatient services for adolescents serving the entire state. Mr. Charles Cutts is the Facility Director of Bryce Hospital. [ Read more about the History of Bryce ]

Greil Memorial Psychiatric Hospital

Established in 1974, Greil Memorial Psychiatric Hospital in Montgomery is responsible for the provision of inpatient psychiatric services to adult citizens of a specified region in the south central part of the state. The hospital operates a specialized psychiatric unit for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. Mr. Allen Stewart is the Facility Director of Greil Hospital.

Mary Starke Harper Geriatric

Mary Starke Harper Geriatric Psychiatry Center was established in 1996 on the campus of Bryce Hospital. The Harper Center is responsible for the provision of inpatient psychiatric services to the elderly citizens throughout the state. Dr. Beverly White is the Facility Director of the Harper Center.

North Alabama Regional Hospital

North Alabama Regional Hospital (NARH) was established in Decatur in 1977. NARH is responsible for the provision of adult inpatient psychiatric services to the citizens of a specified region in the northern part of the state. Mr. Randy Phillips is the Facility Director of North Alabama.

Searcy Hospital

Searcy Hospital was established in Mt. Vernon in 1902. Searcy is responsible for the provision of regional adult inpatient psychiatric services for a specified region in the southern part of the state. Ms. Beatrice McLean is the Facility Director of Searcy Hospital.

Taylor Hardin Secure Medical

Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility was established in 1981. Taylor Hardin is responsible for providing comprehensive psychiatric evaluation/treatment to the criminally committed throughout the state and forensic evaluations to the Criminal Courts for the State of Alabama. It is the only maximum security forensic facility operated by the ADMH. Mr. James Reddoch, Esq., is the Facility Director of Taylor Hardin.

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