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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

The Alabama Department of Mental Health, community mental health and substance use disorder prevention and treatment partners and the Montgomery Biscuits are hosting Strike Out Stigma Night to offer valuable information and resources on mental illness and substance use disorders.

In the year since COVID-19 upended daily life, mental health struggles have skyrocketed, accelerating an already dire health crisis that some are calling a second pandemic. But help-seeking and action-taking for mental health has not kept pace. Often, the hardest

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

Governor Kay Ivey appointed Kimberly G. Boswell as Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health on December 16, 2020, stating, “She (Kimberly} has spent the entirety of her professional career devoted to helping struggling individuals and I appreciate her

Governor Kay Ivey announced 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 serve individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders. Read

Thank you to our State Employees and all our staff at ADMH! The week of September 28 – October 2 celebrated all state employees. At ADMH, we value and appreciate the dedication of our staff, especially during this challenging time

Thank you for your flexibility and enormous effort during these challenging and uncertain times. It is imperative to know you play a critical role in stopping the spread of the virus; and our success depends on every person adhering to