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Mental Health in the News
UA’s VitAL program and the Alabama Department of Mental Health partner up for suicide
prevention 11-7-23
Commerce teams in free mental health training for businesses 11-3-23
Tuscaloosa’s New Mental Health Crisis Center Nears Grand Opening 10-16-23
SCAMHC awarded $1M grant 10-1-23
Kids’ ER visits for mental health crises rise when school term begins 9-22-23
Tuscaloosa ‘Out of the Darkness’ walk aims to raise awareness about suicide 9-18-23
It’s National Recovery Month, a time to raise awareness of mental and
substance disorders 9-6-23
Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System revamps mental health
treatment program 9-6-23
How to get Narcan in Alabama, a potentially life-saving medication used in
overdose cases 8-31-23
Positive data announced in phase 3 study of nasal spray for social anxiety disorder 3-24-23
Experts say low pay for mental health professionals has led to statewide staff shortage 3-6-23
Alabama Medical Association pushing for naloxone to be available over the counter 2-20-23
The importance of Black mental health 2-3-23
Alabama Department of Corrections pick new inmate healthcare provider 2-2-23
Mental health, fentanyl issues for legislators, Alabama speaker says 2-2-23
Mental health care expands at Tuscaloosa Co. Jail 1-31-23
New Heights Community Resource Center opens in Tuscaloosa 1-18-23
988 Lifeline sees boost in use and funding in first months 1-16-23
Black men and therapy 1-15-23
Experts raise alarm over TikTok’s impact on mental health 1-11-23
‘Operation We Remember’ kicks off in Enterprise 1-7-23
Mental health phone response center expands to all Alabama counties 1-4-23
Mental health professionals say we are in a “children’s mental health crisis” 12-30-22
Mental health crises center planned for mid-2023 12-6-22
Alabama firefighters receive funding to expand mental health services 12-2-22
Huntsville Police now fully staffed with mental health professionals 11-30-22
Telepsychiatry Collaborative Care Found Effective for Treatment of Complex Disorders in Rural
Areas 11-29-22
Children’s of Alabama expands Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC) 11-28-22
Here’s how some therapists are tackling structural racism in their practice 11-25-22
Auburn professor conducts research on mental health in prisons 11-23-22
‘Stop Judging; Start Healing’ summit to alter language around substance use disorder 11-22-22
Alabama council makes plans to spend millions from opioid settlements 11-17-22
Perry County Prison to house its first group of parolees by end of the month, official
says 11-11-22
New mental health Crisis Care Center set to open in Jefferson County next month 11-10-22
Montgomery police work with area providers to help those in mental health crises 11-1-22
Alabama will get nearly $300 million in opioid settlements. How will we spend it? 10-26-22
Group bridging gaps in mental healthcare in Mobile, Baldwin Counties 10-25-22
Military suicide rate drops as mental health programs are pushed by leaders 10-22-22
U.S. health officials recommend children get screened for anxiety 10-21-22
Alabama elected officials, candidates sign pledge to advance mental health policy 10-19-22
New facility responds to mental health emergencies 10-19-22
Involuntary commitment law changes get final passage 3-18-2022
AL House approves two new facilities for the Wiregrass in budget 3-16-22
$12 million drug lag, mental health center coming to Dothan 3-16-22
Alabama House passes General Fund Budget, includes increased mental health funding 3-15-22
Alabama Is Steps Away From Making Gender-Affirming Care a Felony 3-15-22
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