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March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. The theme for this year’s campaign is “Moving Towards Change,” which seeks to raise awareness about the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all facets of community life, and awareness of the

Mental health legend, pioneer, teacher, scholar, presidential adviser, and international consultant are just a few names that describe Dr. Mary Starke Harper. The Alabama Department of Mental Health honored Dr. Harper in the naming of the geriatric psychiatry center, located

Governor Kay Ivey and Commissioner Kimberly Boswell of the Alabama Department of Mental Health announced the awardee of a fourth crisis center in October and welcomed a vital addition to the Alabama Crisis System of Care. The center will serve

Alabama’s three pilot Crisis Centers, AltaPointe Health, the Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority, and WellStone, have launched services in their communities to individuals with mental illness and substance use disorder. The centers were funded by Governor Kay Ivey and the