March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, with this year’s campaign theme being “A World of Opportunities.” Check out this article Read more
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Hope Pointe Crisis Center celebrated its ribbon cutting on October 17th, welcoming over 150 guests. Check out this article Read more
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After just one year in operation, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in Alabama has received more than 45,000 contacts, including more than 30,000 calls; 6,000 chats; and 8,000 texts. Check out this article Read More
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A crisis can happen to any one of us at any time. With four crisis centers in operation and two opening this year, the expansion of mobile crisis teams, and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, the Alabama Crisis System
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Carastar Health held its Crisis Center Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting on April 5. The state-of-the-art facility is a first for the River Region and replaces the temporary location on the same grounds. The expanded facility, now with 10 temporary
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Over 200 guests attended the opening of WellStone’s new Crisis Center on September 19th, adding to the burgeoning Alabama Crisis System of Care! Governor Kay Ivey, Commissioner Kimberly Boswell and Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Blair hosted the energetic audience which
Read moreNewsletter Sep / Oct 2022
Governor Kay Ivey, Commissioner Kimberly Boswell and Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Blair will cut the ribbon on WellStone’s new Crisis Center on September 19th, adding to the burgeoning Alabama Crisis System of Care. The center, WellStone Emergency Services (WES), a
Read moreNewsletter Jul / Aug 2022
With the launch of the much-anticipated three-digit dialing code, 988 now becomes part of Alabama’s ever-expanding crisis system of care. This easy-to-remember number will be the first step in access to behavioral health care for thousands of Alabamians. 988 calls
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The Carastar Health Crisis Center is the first of its kind in the River Region and an enormous asset to mental health care. ADMH Commissioner Kim Boswell said, “We want to reach people before they are at a Stage Four.
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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
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