Montgomery, Ala. - Each year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental health condition. However, mental illness affects everyone directly or indirectly through family, friends or coworkers. That is why each year, during the first week of October, participants across the...
Montgomery, Ala. – Each September, tens of thousands of prevention, treatment, and recovery programs and facilities around the country celebrate Recovery Month. They speak about the gains made by those in recovery and share their success stories with their neighbors, friends, and colleagues. In doing...
Montgomery Ala.– In August and September, the Alabama Department of Mental Health joins with the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) to celebrate and help promote Attendance Awareness to bring awareness to chronic absenteeism and the impact it has on the children of Alabama and...
Montgomery, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) is expanding Stepping Up Alabama, which establishes effective partnerships with law enforcement, local governmental entities, elected officials, mental health and healthcare providers, social service providers, courts and other partners, to meet the goal of decreasing...
WHAT: The AL-APSE Conference an annual event, intended to disseminate a variety of information to professionals working in the disability arena, as well as to individuals with disabilities and their families. The conference will begin with...
The deadline to submit a proposal is June 28, 2019 Montgomery Ala. – The Stepping Up Initiative is a national program with the goal to reduce the numbers of individuals in jails with mental illness. To date, 491 counties nationwide have passed resolutions on the...
Montgomery Ala. – The Alabama Department of Mental Health, Office of Peer Programs partners with the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network and the Southeast Mental Health TTC to bring a vital training to the central Alabama area on May 29. The Peer Voice training instructs mental...
Montgomery, Ala. – In May, the nation and our state celebrate Stepping Up Month of Action, during which counties across the country will demonstrate their impact and highlight their efforts toward reducing the number of people with mental illnesses in jails. Since the launch of...
Montgomery, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Mental Health, Office of Prevention is spearheading a series of activities in observance of National Prevention Week for May 12-18, 2019. National Prevention Week is an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around,...
Montgomery Ala.– The Alabama Department of Mental Health, community partners and the Montgomery Biscuits are hosting Strike Out Stigma Night to offer valuable information and resources on mental illness and substance use disorders. Join us Wednesday, May 15th for the 6:35 p.m. game! Mental illness touches hundreds...