The Alabama Department of Mental Health provides services to children and families across the state through contracts with community providers and UAB. Services are coordinated through our service divisions and the Office of Children’s Services. The office serves as a central point of contact for the department with children’s coordinators located in each division and in Early Intervention. The Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services MHSA serves children and adolescents who meet the criteria for Serious Emotional Disturbance. Services include outpatient treatment, In-home intervention, case management, day treatment and residential services. Substance Abuse treatment services are available through MHSA and include assessment, outpatient, intensive outpatient, and residential treatment. Adolescents must meet the criteria for substance abuse or dependence. Substance Abuse Prevention Services are also coordinated within MHSA, and provide educational programs and services across the state. Children with intellectual disabilities are served through the Division of Developmental Disabilities. A diagnosis of mental retardation, which includes an adaptive functioning assessment, is needed for service eligibility. ADMH provides community-based Early Intervention services to children, from birth to age three (3) with developmental disabilities, and their families, who are enrolled in Alabama’s Early Intervention System, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C.

Contacts:

Steven Lafreniere, Director, Office of Children’s Services
334-353-7110 steven.lafreniere@mh.alabama.gov

Jewell Pitts, Coordinator, Children Services- DD
334-353-7008 jewell.pitts@mh.alabama.gov

Mark Lee, Coordinator, Child and Adolescent Services- MHSA
334-353-9144 mark.lee@mh.alabama.gov

Maranda Brown, Coordinator, Prevention Services- MHSA
334-353-8969 maranda.brown@mh.alabama.gov

Important Information:

Links for the surveys and information about The Alabama Health Services Training Project sponsored by UAB, United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham and the Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities.

Related Links:

Statewide:

Alabama Administrative Office of Courts
www.alacourt.gov

Alabama Department of Children’s Affairs
www.dca.state.al.us

Alabama Department of Education
www.alsde.edu

Alabama Department of Human Resources
www.dhr.state.al.us

Alabama Department of Public Health
www.adph.org

Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
www.rehab.state.al.us

Alabama Department of Youth Services
dys.alabama.gov

Alabama Family Ties
www.alfamilyties.org

Alabama Medicaid Agency
medicaid.alabama.gov

Alabama Resource Management System ARMS
www.arms.alabama.gov

Alabama Secretary of State: Kids Pages
sos.alabama.gov/Kids/index.htm

State of Alabama Multiple Needs Child Office
www.mnc.alabama.gov

Family to Family Health Information Center
www.familyvoicesal.org/programs-family2.php

Nationwide:

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
www.samhsa.gov/about/csap.aspx

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
www.samhsa.gov/about/csat.aspx

Mental Health America
www.nmha.org

National Association of Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services
www.nasddds.org

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
www.nasmhpd.org

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA
www.samhsa.gov