Montgomery Ala.– The Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) Office of Peer Programs and the Alabama Directions Council are proud to announce a call for applications for the annual RESPECT Awards and the Hope Award. ADMH has long valued the power of peers to support fellow consumers and promote recovery.
Montgomery Ala.– The Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) will receive CADCA’s “Outstanding State Member” award. The award recognizes an outstanding state program that has made significant contributions and achievements through support to CADCA coalitions in their state. This is in recognition and support of Alabama’s substance abuse prevention efforts.
Montgomery, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Mental Health and local providers are proud to celebrate National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® (NDAFW) by sharing information, designed to help prevent drug and alcohol abuse across the state and nation. The celebration is a national health observance designed to equip schools and communities with the materials and tools they need to educate young people about the effects of drugs on their brain, body and behavior. Now in its ninth year, NDAFW is held from January 22—27, 2019.
NDAFW links students with experts to counteract the myths about drugs and alcohol that teens get from the internet, social media, TV, movies, music, or from friends. All around the country, guidance counselors, teachers, school resource officers, social workers, drug prevention programs, colleges, health care providers, and community support programs are using the science-based information available FREE from NIDA— an institute within the National Institutes of Health. NIDA supports most of the world’s research on the health aspects of drug use and addiction. Our partners will host educational events designed to equip young people to make informed choices about drugs and alcohol.
Local events can be found across the state. Some examples are:
Homewood City Board of Education/Safe & Healthy Homewood Coalition
Where: 450 Dale Avenue, Homewood, Alabama
When: January 24, 2019
Event: The event is a parent education program on stress and anxiety among youth. It will include helpful information for parents about unhealthy teen coping mechanisms like alcohol and other drug use. It will provide parents with helpful coping strategies they can teach their children.
East Alabama Mental Health Prevention Services
Where: 2300 Center Hills Drive, Opelika, Alabama
When: January 24, 2019
Event: East Alabama Mental Health along with the Youth Advisory Board of Lee County Alabama will offer information to recognize alcohol related facts and education to the cities of Opelika and Auburn
COSA-NCADD
Where: 828 Forest Ave., Montgomery, Alabama
When: January 21, 2019, January 22, 2019, January 23, 2019, January 24, 2019, January 25, 2019,
January 26, 2019, January 27, 2019
Emma Sansom Middle 21st Century Afterschool Program
Where: 2210 W Meighan Blvd., Gadsden, Alabama
When: January 28, 2019, January 29, 2019, January 30, 2019, January 31, 2019
Event: Presentation on drug abuse and its effects; Poster contest
About Us: The Alabama Department of Mental Health serves more than 200,000 Alabama citizens with mental illnesses, intellectual disabilities, and substance use disorders. The department strives to Serve, Empower, and offer support to create awareness while promoting the health and well-being of Alabamians. Visit www.mh.alabama.gov for more information.
Montgomery, Ala. - All babies in Alabama need good health, strong families, and positive early learning experiences to foster healthy brain development and realize their full potential. The Alabama Association for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (AAIEMH), also known as First 5 Alabama, is a statewide non-profit professional organization dedicated to advancing the infant and early childhood workforce by ensuring professionals are trained in the most current scientific advances in child development, infant and early childhood mental health principles, and relationship-based practices.
Montgomery Ala. – For the fifteenth year in a row, members of the Heart of Dixie Harley Owners Group - Pelham Chapter gear up to brighten the holidays for teens and children committed to the Alabama Department of Mental Health’s (ADMH) Psychiatric Adolescent Unit at the East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) in Opelika. The ride is a partnership between the Alabama Department of Mental Health’s Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, JBS Mental Health in Birmingham, the Heart of Dixie Harley Owners Group and EAMC.
Montgomery Ala. – As the holiday season approaches, we may want to reflect on the courage of so many Alabama citizens who have dedicated part or all of 2018 to recovering from mental health and substance use challenges. Behind every tax dollar the Department of Mental Health invests into this partnership of recovery - there is a story. And it is not just a story of illness, addiction, pain and suffering. Instead, it is a powerful story that highlights our humanity, our resiliency, our strengths and our determination to overcome life’s most perplexing challenges.
Montgomery Ala. –Individual Placement and Support (IPS)is a national model of supported employment for people with serious mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia spectrum disorder,bipolar,depression). The Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) is proud to offer support to three sites across the state who facilitate this crucial program, so individuals may experience the benefits of employment and sustaining personal success.Montgomery Ala.– Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country. This year Red Ribbon Week is celebrated October 23-31, 2018. Red Ribbon Week serves as a vehicle for communities and individuals to take a stand for the hopes of our children through a commitment to drug prevention and education and a personal commitment to live drug free lives with the goal being the creation of drug free America.
Montgomery, Ala. – During Substance Prevention Month in October, there is an opportunity to highlight the vital role of substance abuse prevention in both individual and community health and to remember those who have lost their lives to substance abuse.