Birmingham Resources

• Open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday
• Drop in Center for persons recovering from a diagnosed mental illness
• email:  1920club@charter.net
• website:  www.the1920club.com
  

Alabama Council of Community Mental Health Boards (205) 664-2114
160 Yeager Parkway, Suite 103
Pelham AL 35124
accmhb@aol.com
website: www.accmhb.org

• Provide liaison activities between Community Mental Health Centers and the Department of Mental Health and the Alabama State Legislature
• Educational training for professionals, families, and consumers

Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) (800) 826-1675 (205) 348-4928
University of Alabama
Law School Clinical Program
P.O.Box 870395
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0392

• Provide casework and advocacy for persons with developmental disabilities and persons with mental illness residing in 24 hour a day residential facilities to secure benefits, services and rights to which they are entitled

Alabama Hospital Assocociation (205) 879-8776
2204 Lakeshore Drive Suite 230
Birmingham, AL 35209

• Provide information and service to hospital professionals
• Education, governmental relations, regulatory review, and job referral

Alabama State Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program (334) 269-1515   1-800-354-6154
415 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
E-Mail: vlp@alabar.org

• Clients include low-income persons who cannot afford an attorney’s fees.

Aletheia House, Inc. (205) 324-6502
P.O.Box 1514
Birmingham, AL 35201

• Substance abuse services
• Outpatient and residential programs

Bessemer Mental Health Court (205) 424-3688

• Expedite case processing, create effective dialogue between mental health and the criminal justice system
• Increase access to mental health resources, reduce recidivism and to reduce the time spent in jail
• Mental Health Court case managers will provide intensive case management that will include field supervision of program participants, in addition to jail interviews and screening for eligibility

Birmingham Health Care for the Homeless Coalition, Inc. (205) 323-5311
712 25th Street North
Birmingham, AL 35202

• Improve health status of people who are homeless
• Provide assistance to address homelessness
• Case management
• Respite care
• Substance abuse
• Mental health
• Child development
• Medical and dental care
• Job training
• Job placement

Campus Counseling Center 934-3779  934-3785
1025 17th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35205

• Provide personal and academic counseling and tutoring service to the UAB community

Disability Determination Service   local contact:  Jim Methvin  (205) 989-2203

1.  follows federal regulations to process and make decisions on disability claims for the Social Security Administration

Friendship Center Adult Day Care (205) 838-5700
7916 2nd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35206

• Provide adults with day supervision while their family is not able to provide needed care

Jefferson County Department of Public Health (205) 933-9110
1400 6th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233

• Dental clinics, family planning, home health care, immunizations, nutrition and certification of boarding homes

Jefferson County Mental Health Court (205) 214-4051
801 North 21st Street
Room 709
Birmingham, Alabama 35203

• Expedite case processing, create effective dialogue between mental health and the criminal justice system
• Increase access to mental health resources, reduce recidivism and to reduce the time spent in jail
• Mental Health Court case managers will provide intensive case management that will include field supervision of program participants, in addition to jail interviews and screening for eligibility
• For more information Jefferson Mental Health Court

Legal Aid Society of Birmingham (205) 251-3516
2107 5th Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35103

• Provide legal services for indigent persons appointed by the court

• Assist local law enforcement officers and families locate missing children and adults

NAMI Alabama (800) 626-4199;  (334) 396-4797; FAX (334)396-4794
1401 I-85 Parkway Suite A
Montgomery,  AL 36106

• Networks information to NAMI affiliates within Alabama
• Encourages research into the effective treatment of mental illness
• Sponsors conferences and educational programs for individuals with mental illness, their families, health care professionals and mental health providers
• www.NAMIAlabama.org
• email:  wlaird@NAMIAlabama.org
  

NAMI Birmingham (205) 205-327-3777
PO Box 550039
Birmingham, AL 35255-0039

• Educational Meeting, meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month,7 – 8:30 p.m
• NAMI Connections Recovery Support  Groups call 205-327-3777 for day, time and location for peers in recovery
• Grassroots, family and consumer self-help support and advocacy organization
• Eliminate stigma associated with mental illness by providing factual information to the public
• Family to Family Course, twelve week education program provides basic education and skill training to family members involved in primary care taking of a family member with severe and persistant mental illness

NAMI (800) 950-6264  (703) 524-7600
200 North Glebe Road, Suite 1015
Arlington, VA 22203-3754

• National grassroots, family and consumer selfhelp support and advocacy organization composed of all of the state and local affiliates
• Dedicated to improving the lives of people with severe mental illness

Social Security Administration Jefferson County General Information (800) 772-1213
2001 12th Avenue North
P.O.Box 830625
Birmingham, AL 35203

• Provide cash benefits to individuals for retirement, disability, and survivors benefits
• Provide cash benefits to individuals with limited income and resources who are 65 and older or disabled
• Provide Supplemental Security Income for individuals disabled regardless of age
• Provide Health Insurance
• Documents needed to apply for Medicaid, Social Security or Supplemental Security Income payments:
  • Social Security card
  • Birth Certificate
  • Attending physician’s detailed diagnosis of the mental disability

Travelers Aid Society (205) 322-5426
3600 8th Avenue South, Room 110W
Birmingham, AL 35222

• Provide on an emergency basis, material, financial and psychological needs of travelers, runaways, newcomers and mobile families and individuals

United Way Information and Referral Center (205) 323-0000
3600 8th Avenue South, Suite 504
Birmingham, AL 35222

• Provides a central comprehensive information and referral service, linking individuals with community organizations and agencies that can meet their need
• Assists in long-range community planning for human and social services

Wings Across Alabama  (334) 395-7616  (334) 395-7617
Fax: (334) 395-7618  Toll Free Number: 888-WINGSAL
Email: bcpwings@bellsouth.net

400 Eastern Boulevard, Suite 201
Montgomery, AL 36117
P O Box 211286
Montgomery, AL 36124

• Recovery self-help and advocacy

Workshops, Inc. (205) 592-9683
4244 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35222

• Train people with disabilities for competitive employment
• Employ persons with severe disabilities