Montgomery, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH), in partnership with the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services (ADRS) and community mental health centers are highlighting the success stories of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) - Supported Employment, with a series of testimonial videos...
(Alabama) January 21, 2021. The CDC states that in the United States, people with disabilities are 4 to 10 times more likely to be victimized than people without them and children with disabilities are more than twice as likely to be victimized as children without...
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced the Alabama Family Centralwebsite, a free, comprehensive, easy-to-use website with mobile access that offers parents and caregivers, families, and teachers a one-stop connection to programs and services in Alabama. Programs, tools and information on child care, education,...
Tuscaloosa, Ala.– Start the new year with a new career! Interested in improving the lives of others, while working with dedicated professionals? We want you on our team! We are hiring Mental Health Workers at three state facilities in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. There are a variety of...
Montgomery, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Mental Health and The Alabama Emergency Management Agency stand together, more prepared to assist citizens in the state with additional resources related to COVID-19 mental health needs, with the awarding of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and...
Montgomery, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey selected Kimberly G. Boswell as Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) on November 30, 2020, stating, “She (Kimberly) has spent the entirety of her professional career devoted to helping struggling individuals and I appreciate her willingness...
10-28-20 Crisis Diversion Center Announcement Governor Ivey Announces Awardees of Crisis Center Funding OCTOBER 28, 2020 MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced today, along with Commissioner Lynn Beshear of the Alabama Department of Mental Health and House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter, the awardees of funding for crisis centers to...
AL.com - Borrowing a phrase from a recent communication by the National Council for Behavioral Health: as a result of COVID-19 everyone is living in a “state of alert”. The effect of that on human beings is that we will resort to our survival mode and...
Daily Mountain Eagle - Walker County District Attorney Bill Adair does not need statistics to tell him about how addiction has impacted local families. He has seen the faces of the loved ones who feel they have nowhere to turn. On a recent "Journey Series" webinar...
Daily Mountain Eagle - America's youth have not been spared from the ongoing opioid crisis. In 2017, about 1,300 young adults per day misused an opioid prescription for the first time, according to Truth Initiative, a public health organization focused on youth and young adult prevention. April Knight,...