Alabama Department of Mental Health
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Alabama Department of Mental Health is the state agency responsible for serving Alabama
citizens with mental illnesses, intellectual disabilities, and substance use disorders. The department was formally established by ACT 881 in 1965.
Annually, ADMH serves more than 230,000 people through a broad network of state mental illness and intellectual disability facilities, and community-based services.
The central office, located in Montgomery
, consists of management and support personnel that facilitate all of the mental health services statewide that are provided through either state-operated facilities or community mental health services. Budget management, planning, legal representation, advocacy, consumer empowerment, information technology, and certification are but a few of the functions conducted by the 36 offices and/or bureaus operating in central office. Fewer than 200 of the 2,300 ADMH employees are housed at central office; included are the Commissioner and staff, as well as the Associate Commissioners for each division. Most ADMH employees are medical and direct care staff that work in facilities.
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
citizens with mental illnesses, intellectual disabilities, and substance use disorders. The department was formally established by ACT 881 in 1965.
Annually, ADMH serves more than 230,000 people through a broad network of state mental illness and intellectual disability facilities, and community-based services.
The central office, located in Montgomery
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
, consists of management and support personnel that facilitate all of the mental health services statewide that are provided through either state-operated facilities or community mental health services. Budget management, planning, legal representation, advocacy, consumer empowerment, information technology, and certification are but a few of the functions conducted by the 36 offices and/or bureaus operating in central office. Fewer than 200 of the 2,300 ADMH employees are housed at central office; included are the Commissioner and staff, as well as the Associate Commissioners for each division. Most ADMH employees are medical and direct care staff that work in facilities.