Alabama announces mental health crisis centers in Dothan, Tuscaloosa

Gov. Kay Ivey introduced as we speak the state would set up psychological well being disaster facilities in Tuscaloosa and Dothan, increasing a state community of facilities to 6.

The primary 4, introduced in 2020 and 2021, are in Birmingham, Huntsville, Cellular, and Montgomery.

Psychological well being disaster facilities are locations the place police, first responders, and others can take an individual experiencing a disaster. The facilities will present interventions and medicine administration on a short-term foundation and join shoppers with observe up psychological well being companies. The aim is to offer acceptable look after individuals who would possibly in any other case find yourself in a hospital emergency room or in jail.

The Legislature authorized $36 million for the disaster facilities within the Normal Fund funds for subsequent fiscal yr. That features $24 million for the 4 present facilities and $12 million for the 2 new facilities.

The brand new facilities are Indian Rivers Behavioral Well being in Tuscaloosa County and SpectraCare Well being Programs in Houston County.

The 2 newly awarded facilities will serve massive populations within the areas, with further particular populations, together with veterans and younger adults.

The present disaster facilities are positioned at AltaPointe Well being in Cellular, WellStone in Huntsville, the Montgomery Space Psychological Well being Authority in Montgomery and the Jefferson, Blount, St. Clair (JBS) Psychological Well being Authority in Birmingham.

“We’re dedicated to making sure all Alabamians have somebody to name, somebody to reply, and if wanted, someplace to go in instances of disaster,” Alabama Division of Psychological Well being Commissioner Kim Boswell mentioned in a press launch. “We’re grateful for Governor Ivey’s management and the Legislature’s continued funding in our state’s disaster system of care, increasing entry to much more people and their households.”

Learn extra: Alabama Disaster System of Care

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