May 2022 Group Watch: Governor Announces Two Additional Mental Health Centers
Governor Kay Ivey recently announced the funding of two additional Mental Health Crisis Centers, further expanding the Alabama Crisis System of Care. The two centers add to the four existing centers in Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile, currently serving individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders at staged levels of care. The fiscal year 2023 awarded Community Mental Health Centers are Indian Rivers Behavioral Health in Tuscaloosa County and SpectraCare Health Systems in Houston County. Mental Health Crisis Centers are designated places for community members, law enforcement and first responders to take an individual who is in mental health crisis. Services include critical crisis intervention and stabilization services, discharge planning and connections to ongoing behavioral health care services.
