Alabama Awards $7 Million In CARES Act Funds For Mental Health Care Programs

On August 11, 2020, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey awarded $7 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds to support two programs of the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH). The ADMH Crisis and Recovery Services program was awarded $1 million, and the Community Provider Reimbursement program was awarded $6 million.

The Crisis Recovery Services program will develop a web-based, toll-free crisis hotline to help direct individuals, especially those impacted by COVID-19, to appropriate services. This hotline will be staffed by trained crisis specialists to determine the acuity of a crisis situation and . . .