The Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation is the state agency responsible for serving Alabama citizens with mental illness, mental retardation, and substance abuse addiction. Annually, we serve over 230,000 people through a broad network of state mental illness and mental retardation facilities and community-based services. These services include residential, outpatient, and prevention programs with respect to substance abuse addiction. We are very proud of the fact that our state operated facilities have achieved and maintained high standards in health care provision. Currently, we operate one developmental center for persons with mental retardation and seven facilities for persons with mental illness. Through community-based services the department contracts with hundreds of local service providers in all 67 counties. Our nearly 3,000 employees are among the best in the nation. From the housekeeping, direct care staff, medical staff, and clinical staff at the facilities to administrative staff at the Central Office, each person plays an integral part in the overall successful and cost-efficient administration of the DMH/MR.

This website is designed to give the public a thorough look into Alabama’s mental health system. We want users of the site to find information and resources for consumers, families, professionals, students and teachers, and others with an interest in the mission, activities, and special projects of the Alabama DMH/MR and its provider networks.

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