Mental Health Virtual Resource Fair
The EACC is helping you take control of your mental health by offering you an online introduction to mental health and human service agencies from UAB and the Birmingham area. Explore the community services and resources below to learn more about available program offerings. New resources will be added throughout the month of October so check this page often.
Note: This listing is a collection of some, not all, mental health and other health-related resources. UAB neither vets, nor formally endorses, third-party resources listed.
UAB Arts in Medicine (AIM), a partnership between UAB Visual and Performing Arts and UAB Medicine, brings an integrated approach to the healing process that addresses the needs of the whole person — mind, body and spirit. AIM strives to enhance wellness in the healthcare setting through creative arts experiences for patients, families and healthcare staff. AIM provides services across UAB Hospital, Children's of Alabama, and St. Vincent's East, and works in community settings to support adults and children living with disabilities, chronic conditions, and mental health disorders, and support healthy aging in older adults.
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uabmedicine.org/arts or alysstephens.org/connect/arts-in-medicine
The Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC), located in the Emergency Department at Children’s of Alabama, is a free, confidential phone response center which helps caregivers navigate the mental health care system and provide appropriate resources in their communities.
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- What is the Psychiatric Intake Response Center? (English & Spanish)
- Psychiatric Emergencies (English)
- Psychiatric Emergencies (Spanish)
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Hand in Paw's professionally-trained volunteers and their animals help improve people's day to day lives in many facilities throughout North Central Alabama. Hand in Paw focuses on 4 main program areas: health, education, violence prevention, and trauma and grief response. In the wake of COVID-19, Hand in Paw has been providing virtual visits.
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- Hand In Paw Program Information (PDF)
- How Therapy Animals Differ From Other Support Animals (PDF)
- Animal-Assisted Therapy Research (PDF)
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The Addiction Prevention Coalition (APC) is a non-profit community resource that aims to eliminate addiction in Central Alabama. Through our in-school prevention programs, educational events, and our collection of support services, APC aims to be a convener of organizations united to prevent addiction and relapse.
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When employees experience a loss of income due to a medical situation or has a spouse of loved one that has a medical condition that causes loss of income in the household and/or a financial hardship, or a loss due to a natural disaster, or fleeing domestic violence, they are eligible to apply for financial assistance through the UAB Benevolent Fund's Employee Emergency Assistance Program.
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The Office of Psychiatric Clinical Research provides clinical research opportunities for those experiencing mental health concerns such as Major Depressive Disorder, Treatment Resistant Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and trauma. We also see healthy participants who participate in our studies as healthy controls. We have both treatment studies and non-treatment studies available for participants.
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The AWARE Program provides advocacy for retention and recruitment of individuals with disabilities and veterans at UAB; retention and other support services for UAB employees with impairments or mental conditions impacting their employment; diverse recruitment efforts targeting individuals with disabilities and veterans.
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205-975-9973 (TTY)
The comprehensive autism center and preschool offers psychological services, psychiatry services, ABA therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, feeding therapy, reverse inclusion preschool and school consultations.
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Children's Aid Society of Alabama provides counseling services for adoptive families or any member of the adoptive triad (adults who were adopted, adoptive parent, birth parent). Programs include CAS Adoption Support for adults who were adopted and birth parents, EPIC Parenting instruction course, Family Partners in-home counseling, Project Independence for young mothers, and more. We also provide a wide array of free training courses for families struggling with their children.
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Art therapy is an integrative mental health and human services profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship.
Art therapy, facilitated by a professional art therapist, effectively supports personal and relational treatment goals as well as community concerns. Art therapy is used to improve cognitive and sensorimotor functions, foster self-esteem and self-awareness, cultivate emotional resilience, promote insight, enhance social skills, reduce and resolve conflicts and distress, and advance societal and ecological change.
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UAB Pastoral Care provides emotional and spiritual support for patients, families and employees whether at home, in the hospital, or in outpatient clinics. Our team of chaplains are available in UAB Hospital 24/7 to patients, family members and employees. Ask any nurse to page the chaplain on call.
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NAMI Birmingham is an affiliate of the nation’s leading advocacy organization that is dedicated to improving the lives of persons with mental illness through education, advocacy, research and support.
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The mission of the Senior Services Division of Community Services and Workforce Development is to provide health and education awareness, transportation services and other resources to enhance the lives of senior citizens throughout Jefferson County.
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Alabama Suicide Prevention & Resources Coalition offers QPR training for all audiences. QPR teaches people how to recognize the warning signs of suicide in others, persuade them to get help and refer them to appropriate resources. Suicide prevention is everyone's business, and anyone can become a certified QPR Gatekeeper.
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Al-Anon has but one purpose: to help families of alcoholics. We do this by practicing the Twelve Steps, by welcoming and giving comfort to families of alcoholics, and by giving understanding and encouragement to the alcoholic.
Similarly, Alateen is our recovery program for young people. Alateen groups are sponsored by Al-Anon members. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend.
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UAB Disability Support Services works with students with disabilities who are eligible under the ADA and section 504 to determine reasonable accommodations for their classes, programs and activities at UAB. The primary goal of DSS is to ensure an accessible university environment through collaboration with students, faculty, staff, and community agencies. DSS provides institution-wide advisement, consultation and training on disability-related topics which include legal and regulatory compliance and universal design.
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205-934-4205 (TDD)
Oasis Counseling provides individual counseling for women and adolescent girls, play therapy for all genders ages 3-12, dialectical behavioral therapy, child-parent relationship therapy, couple and family therapy, groups, outreach and education.
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UAB Employee Wellness provides resources and opportunities to help employees live well — from a dynamic schedule of wellness programs and initiatives, to online health programs that empower employees to live well both in and out of the workplace. UAB Employee Wellness strives to cultivate, innovate and nurture a collaborative approach for the individual and corporate health of UAB employees with a focus on five major areas: tobacco cessation, nutrition, physical activity & recreation, prevention & health management and wellbeing.
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Alzheimer's of Central Alabama offers telephone counseling, webinars, and other forms of education for families caring for a loved one at home. Programs include scholarships to attend adult day care, scholarships to receive home delivery of continence products and the nutritional supplement Ensure, robotic pets, activity packets, Project Lifesaver Bracelets, a weekly dementia educational email, and Zoom support groups. Please call today as one on one telephone information is a great source of initial information and support.
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- Dementia is not a Diagnosis (PDF)
- The brainH.E.A.L.T.H. Intervention (PDF)
- Compassionate Communication with the Alzheimer’s Disease Patient (PDF)
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Student Counseling Services supports students in achieving personal, academic, and lifelong goals by providing individual and group mental health services, prevention and outreach programming, crisis and emergency support, and consultation services. Student Counseling Services advocates for safe and inclusive learning environments in the university community.
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- UABwell Mental Health App
- Togetherall Peer Chat
- New Client Guide
- What to Expect from Counseling
- Information about Distance Counseling Services
- Self-Care Ideas
- TAO (Therapy Assistance Online)
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The UAB Medicine Addiction Recovery Program offers an individualized approach to the assessment and treatment of alcohol and substance abuse. Services include inpatient detox and outpatient treatment for adults and their families.
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The University Ombudsperson's Office is a confidential, neutral, informed and independent service for the UAB community to provide conflict resolution and reduction options.
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Family Guidance Center of Alabama offers free counseling for adults and adolescents by appointment. Counselors see individual, couples and families to assist with stress management, parenting, conflict resolution, assertiveness and other coping skills.
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The Amelia Center provides professional counseling for children and teens grieving the death of a parent, grandparent, sibling, close relative or friend. Counseling is also provided for parents grieving the death of a child of any age, ranging from pregnancy loss through adulthood.
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BirthWell Partners provides free and reduced-cost birth doula services to low-resource families in the Birmingham area. Birth doulas provide informational, emotional and physical support to pregnant people prenatally, during labor, and in the early weeks post-partum. BirthWell Partners also hosts birth doula trainings and features a need-based work-study option.
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Exchange Club CAP Center works in homes, online, in schools and communities to break cycles and keep kids safe. Programs, including free positive parenting classes and no-wait in-home services, are designed to stregthen families by way of education and community support.
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Love Out Loud Counseling provides individual, couples, family and group counseling to youth as young 2 years, as well as an academic success program led by certified teachers to aid students pre-K through 12th grade in need of academic assistance.
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- Love Out Loud Services Handout
- Love Out Loud Academic Success Program
- Love Out Loud Introduction Video
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JBS Mental Health Authority's Alabama COVID Response Unit offers free in-person and telehealth counseling services for adult Alabama residents to combat the increase in mental health and substance use issues since the onset of COVID-19.
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- Alabama COVID Response Unit Brochure (PDF)
- Bham Now: Feeling lost in the pandemic? Learn how you can get free counseling in Alabama with JBS Mental Health Authority
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Senior Care Authority can help you sort through the daunting number of options for residential care for an older adult who requires assistance with activities of daily living or medical care. Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Independent Living – which one is the best fit for your loved one? Your personal advisor will help you choose based on current and future care needs, budget, location, and what matters most to your family. Services also include Eldercare Consulting and Driving with Dignity.