Montgomery Ala.– For the sixteenth year in a row, members of the Heart of Dixie Harley Owners Group-Pelham Chapter (HOG) gear up to brighten the holidays for teens and children committed to the Alabama Department of Mental Health’s (ADMH) Psychiatric Adolescent
Read moreRecommitment of Support for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Montgomery, Ala. – Alabama is honored to be part of the ZERO TO THREE Policy Center’s continuation of the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Financing Policy Project (IECMH-FPP) Learning Collaborative, with an award in the form of specific support
Read morePublic Comment Sought for Medicaid Living at Home Amendment
Waiver LAH Amendment November 22, 2019 The Alabama Medicaid Agency is seeking public comment on its proposal to amend the Alabama Home and Community-Based Living at Home Waiver for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (LAH Waiver). The waiver supports Alabama citizens
Read morePublic Comment Sought for Medicaid Intellectual Disabilities Waiver Amendment
Waiver ID Amendment November 22, 2019 The Alabama Medicaid Agency is seeking public comment on its proposal to amend the Alabama Home and Community-Based Intellectual Disabilities Waiver (ID Waiver). The waiver supports Alabama citizens who have a diagnosis of Intellectual
Read moreMENTAL ILLNESS AWARENESS WEEK: October 6-12
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
Read moreRecovery Month 2019
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,
Read moreAttendance Awareness
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
Read moreStepping Up Alabama Initiative Expands
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
Read moreAL-APSE 2019 Conference
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.
Read moreStepping Up Initiative Grant Opportunity
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
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