The Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority is a public, nonprofit corporation that is governed by a 24-member board of directors. It provides a variety of mental health services for people with mental illnesses in Montgomery, Elmore, Autauga and Lowndes counties in Alabama. The authority is certified by the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation as a community mental health center. The Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority holds memberships in the National Council for Community Behavioral Health Care and the Alabama Council of Community Mental Health Boards. Located in Montgomery, Ala., it organizes a range of programs related to basic living skills, intensive day treatment, and family support and education.
Mental Health America in Montgomery is a United Way Agency with a purpose to develop a coordinated citizen s volunteer movement to work towards the care and empowerment of clients; education and promotion of mental health; and advocacy and services development. The organization strives for improved care and treatment of persons with mental illness, the empowerment of clients to improve and enhance the quality of their lives through friendship clubs and open door clubs. It advocates towards the public education and promotion of good mental health and early intervention, and assessment of emotional and mental disorders that are preventable. In addition, Mental Heath America in Montgomery represents on state and local committees and boards the advocacy of education and research to promote mental wellness.
The Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation provides health care-related services to improve the condition of people with mental health disorders. Its office is located in Montgomery, Ala. The department also provides services to individuals suffering from substance abuse and serves more than 4,000 individuals annually in the state-operated facilities. Its division of mental illness provides a wide range of health care and support services to such individuals through various state-operated mental health treatment facilities and community mental health centers, such as Bryce Hospital, Greil Memorial Psychiatric Hospital and North Alabama Regional Hospital. The Greil Memorial Psychiatric Hospital has a staff of professional psychiatrics to provide psychiatric evaluation and assessments and case management services. Additionally, its division of mental retardation provides support and referral services to individuals with mental retardation and their families.
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