Interested parties are encouraged to view the Department of Mental Health FY11 Mental Health Services Block Grant Application at the following web address: https://bgas.samhsa.gov. Click “launch” next to CMHS FY11. On the next screen enter the user name, AL_citizen, and the password, Montgomery#112526. The application is being developed in consultation with the Mental Illness Planning Council. As sections begin to be completed during July and August, they are loaded into the web application. If you have questions or comments, please contact Molly Brooms, Alabama Department of Mental Health, 334-242-3200 or molly.brooms@mh.alabama.gov.
The Bryce Memorial Cemetery dedication is Sunday, April 18th at 2:00. The dedication will be held in the Chapel on the Bryce Campus in Tuscaloosa. Please come if you can and bring someone with you to the event.
The annual Recovery Conference at Shocco Springs is coming up on April 20th, 21st, and 22nd.
The "What a Difference a Friend Makes" program encourages people 18 to 25 years old to support their friends after a mental health diagnosis. Check out http://www.whatadifference.org for more information.
Wings Across Alabma was awarded the Statewide Consumer Network Grant. Wings received one of twelve grants awarded by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Service Administration. http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0910073134.aspx
The Alabama Department of Mental Health has announced the schedule for Local Stakeholder Planning Meetings during August and September 2009. Learn more about these planning meetings.
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CONTACT: Wings Across Alabama is a non-profit organization for consumers of mental health services with a dedication to making positive change in the lives of consumers through education, advocacy, training, services, and technical assistance as well as through building a strong network of consumers across Alabama with the recognition that inclusion, peer support, true community involvement and participation, self-empowerment, and quality mental health services are KEY ingredients to recovery.
