State lawmakers and mental health advocates have long agreed that Alabama has been behind when it comes to mental health.

Governor Kay Ivey and other distinguished guests gathered in Dothan to officially open the doors of the SpectraCare Crisis Diversion Center.

State and local leaders are addressing a mental health crisis that has been a priority for years, now making a little ...

The proposed project will turn an office building on the site of the former St. Vincent Medical Center medical campus into a mental health crisis facility.

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Severely ill and distressed patients are waiting three and a half days in emergency for mental ... health beds that don’t exist in a shocking escalation of the state’s psychiatrist workforce ...

An FCC proposed rule for the national suicide and crisis hotline would route texters to local crisis ... Most commenters—such as mental health organizations, local municipalities, and other advocacy ...

The Trevor Project, a leading LGBTQ youth suicide prevention organization, said calls and text messages to its crisis intervention hotline had ... who care about the health and survival of young ...

Additionally, they called upon the Crisis Hotline established by the National Center for Mental Health to provide a local hotline in line with the objectives of the Mental Health Act. The ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Calls into the Rainbow Youth Project USA’s crisis hotline have more than tripled ... peers to experience signs of poor mental health and suicidal behaviors.

Its jury issued 60 recommendations. Among them were calls for more training for police on how to deal with people in mental-health crisis and better reporting and information sharing on incidents ...

Trying to figure out who owns the most national championships in college football is not for the weak of heart. The sport has changed considerably since the sport's inaugural season -- 1869 ...