MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Two more community mental health centers in Alabama have been approved to transition to a new model designed to expand access to mental health and substance use treatment services.
Mountain Lakes Behavioral Healthcare, which serves Jackson and Marshall counties, and Highland Health Systems, serving Cleburne and Calhoun counties, received approval from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in October and April, respectively. The two organizations join AltaPointe and Wellstone in adopting the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic model.
The Alabama Department of Mental Health said the model offers a “no wrong door” approach to behavioral healthcare…