The Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation provides services to children and families across the state through contracts with community providers, Bryce State Hospital and Partlow Developmental Center.  Services are coordinated through three Service Divisions and the Office of Children’s Services, which includes Early Intervention Services.  The Children’s Services Office serves as a central point of contact for the department with Children’s Coordinators located in each division and in Early Intervention.  The Mental Illness Division 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 the Substance Abuse Division 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 the SA Division, and provide educational programs and services across the state. Children with cognitive disabilities are served through the Division of Mental Retardation.  A diagnosis of Mental Retardation, which includes an adaptive functioning assessment, is needed for service eligibility.  DMH/MR 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

Kim Hammack, Coordinator, Child and Adolescent Services/ MI Division, 334-353-9144 kim.hammack@mh.alabama.gov

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

Tammy Peacock, Coordinator, Adolescent Substance Abuse Services, 334-353-7412, tammy.peacock@mh.alabama.gov

Stephanie McCladdie, Coordinator, Substance Abuse Prevention Services, 334-242-3954, stephanie.mccladdie@mh.alabama.gov

Alice Widgeon, Coordinator, Early Intervention Services, 334-242-3702, alice.widgeon@mh.alabama.gov

 Related Links:

 Statewide:

Alabama Administrative Office of Courts - http://www.alacourt.gov/

Alabama Department of Children’s Affairs - http://www.dca.state.al.us/

Alabama Department of Education - http://www.alsde.edu/html/home.asp

Alabama Department of Human Resources - http://www.dhr.state.al.us/Index.asp

Alabama Department of Public Health - http://www.adph.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1

Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services - http://www.rehab.state.al.us/Home/default.aspx?url=/Home/Main

Alabama Department of Youth Services - http://dys.alabama.gov/

Alabama Family Ties - http://www.alfamilyties.org/

Alabama Medicaid Agency - http://www.medicaid.state.al.us/

Alabama Resource Management System (ARMS) - http://arms.sicsconsultants.net/ARMS/

Kidstuff - http://www.kidstuffalabama.org/

State of Alabama Multiple Needs Child Office - http://www.mnc.alabama.gov/INDEX.HTM

Nationwide: