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,...
Enterprise Ledger - Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced the creation of Alabama Family Central a comprehensive, easy-to-use web and mobile destination that offers parents and families, guardians, teachers and caregivers a one-stop connection to programs and services in Alabama. Information on childcare, education, family services and...
Alexander City Outlook - The Alabama Department of Mental Health has launched a new electronic job application process. The new electronic application is easier to access, complete, and submit. It also allows the applicant to update and resubmit an application once submitted, resolving previous obstacles identified...
WSFA - The Alabama Department of Mental Health said people are not aware of the help the state offers for people dealing with substance use disorder. Less than one in five of the people in the United States who are dealing with substance use disorder get the...
280 Living - A nonprofit founded over 48 years ago is still going strong and assisting residents in Shelby and Chilton counties. Formerly known as Chilton-Shelby Mental Health, Central Alabama Wellness exists to provide services to children, adolescents and adults dealing with mental illness and/or substance use,...
WBRC - The locations for three new crisis care centers meant to help those undergoing immediate mental health emergencies will be announced in October. Alabama Department of Mental Health Commissioner Lynn Beshear told the Senate General Fund committee during an informal meeting on Tuesday that she hopes...
Organizers aim to bring awareness to 10th leading cause of death in United States September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Every year, many health professionals, advocates, mental health organizations, such as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the SAM Foundation, along with individuals across the...
Yellowhammer - Lynn Beshear has spent her whole career improving the conditions of those around her. Alabama is lucky she landed here. Beshear was appointed in 2017 by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to be commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, a role that has required...