Alabama Mental Health Resources for Children
Hello Alabama! For crisis situations that are not life-threatening, find mental and behavioral health resources and other information below close to you. While these resources are general, the best resource is your family’s medical provider.
If you are in a life threatening situation, call 9-1-1 or go to an emergency department.
If you are having thoughts of suicide or need to talk, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255. If you prefer to text, you can text "START" to 741-741 where a live, trained specialist will respond back to you.
Resources
Suicide/Crisis Hotlines
Alabama Public Health Suicide Prevention Hotline
- National Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
- http://alabamapublichealth.gov/teens/suicide.html
Alabama Crisis Center (Central Alabama)
- https://crisiscenterbham.org/
- Crisis Center Main Line: (205) 323-7777
- Rape Response: (205) 323-7273
- UTALK - Text or Talk: (205) 328-5465
- Survivors of Suicide Support Group: https://www.crisiscenterbham.org/support-groups/
Crisis Services of North Alabama (Northern Alabama)
- (256) 716-1000 or 1-800-691-8426
- www.csna.org
Lifelines Counseling Services (Southwest Alabama)
- (251) 602-0909
- http://www.lifelinesmobile.org/solutions/crisis-services/
- Crisis services but also wide array of counseling services for many different behavioral health/crisis conditions
Alabama Department of Mental Health
- http://www.mh.alabama.gov/
- Advocacy Hotline: 1-800-367-0955
- Developmental Disability Hotline: 1-800-361-4491
- Mental Illness Hotline: 1-800-367-0955
- Substance Use Hotline: 1-844-307-1760
Mental Health Hotlines
Mental Health America: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/
- Montgomery County location: (334) 262-5500
- Etowah County location: (256) 547-6888 x 115
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Alabama:
- http://www.namialabama.org/
- 334-396-4797
Child Abuse Hotlines by County (Off Hours Hotlines)
- Autauga County: Sheriff’s Office 334-361-2500
- Baldwin County: Sheriff’s office 251-937-0202
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Barbour County: Sheriff’s Office
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Barbour County: Eufaula Police Department 334-775-3434 334-687-1200
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Bibb County Sheriff’s Office 205-926-3129
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Blount County Sheriff’s Office 205-625-4913
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Bullock County: Union Springs Police Department 334-738-3131
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Butler County: E-911 Dispatch 334-382-9911
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Butler County: Butler County Sheriff’s Office 334-382-6521
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Butler County: Greenville Police Department 334-382-7461
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Butler County: Georgiana Police Department 334-376-2222
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Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office 256-236-6600
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Chambers County: DHR 334-576-0914
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Cherokee County: Sheriff’s Office 256-927-3938
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Chilton County: Sheriff’s Office 205-755-2511
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Choctaw County: Dispatcher 205-459-5911
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Clarke County: DHR 251-589-5934
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Clay County: Sheriff’s Office 256-354-2176
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Cleburne County: Sheriff’s Office 256-463-8911
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Coffee County: Enterprise Police Department 334-347-2222
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Colbert County: DHR 256-314-4900
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Conecuh County: Sheriff’s Department 251-238-5771
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Coosa County: Sheriff’s Department 256-377-2211
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Covington County: E-911 Dispatch 334-427-4911
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Crenshaw County: Sheriff’s Department 334-335-6568
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Crenshaw County: Luverne Police Department 334-335-3334
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Cullman County: Sheriff’s Department 256-775-4700
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Dale County: LEA 334-774-5111
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Dallas County: Selma Police Department 334-874-6611
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DeKalb County: Sheriff’s Department 256-845-3801
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Elmore County: Sheriff’s Department 334-567-5546
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Escambia County: Sheriff’s Department 251-867-0304
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Etowah County: Sheriff’s Department 256-546-2825
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Fayette County: Sheriff’s Department 205-932-3205
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Franklin County: Sheriff’s Department 256-332-8820
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Franklin County: Russell Police Department 256-332-2230
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Geneva County: Sheriff’s Department 334-684-5660 or 334-684-5664
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Geneva County: Geneva Police Department 334-684-2777
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Geneva County: Hartford Police Department 334-588-2222
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Geneva County: Slocomb Police Department 334-886-3333 or 334-886-3777
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Geneva County: Samson Police Department 334-898-7118
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Greene County Sheriff’s Department: 205-372-3242
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Greene County: E-911 Dispatch 205-372-1911
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Hale County: E-911 Dispatch 334-624-9911
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Hale County: Moundville Police Department 205-371-2218
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Hale County: Greensboro Police Department 334-624-3902
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Hale County: Sheriff’s Department 334-624-3081
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Hale County: Pager/Cell Phone: 334-353-2472
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Henry County: Abbeville Police Department 334-585-2222 N/A
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Houston County DHR 334-677-0400 N/A
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Jackson County Sheriff’s Department 256-574-2610 N/A
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Jefferson County DHR 205-324-2135 N/A
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Lamar County LEA 205-695-7103 N/A
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Lauderdale County E-911 Dispatch 256-760-9117 N/A
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Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department 256-974-9291 N/A
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Lee County DHR 334-737-1111 N/A
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Limestone County DHR 256-230-9404 256-216-6440
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Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office 334-548-2222
- Cell Phone/Pager: 334-239-5913 or 334-239-5914
- Macon County Sheriff’s Department 334-727-2500
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Macon County Franklin Police Department 334-727-2111
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Macon County Nostaulga Police Department 334-257-3444
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Macon County Tuskegee Police Department 334-727-0200
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Macon County Shorter Police Department 334-727-9190
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Macon County Cell Phone/Pager 334-421-1765
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Madison County DHR 256-427-6200
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Marengo County E-911 Dispatch 334-289-0911
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Marengo County Cell Phone/Pager 334-217-0615
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Marion County Sheriff’s Department 205-921-7433
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Marshall County Sheriff’s Department 256-582-2034 N/A
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Mobile County DHR 251-331-3796
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Monroe County Sheriff’s Department 251-575-2635 N/A
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Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department 334-832-4950
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Montgomery County Police Department 334-241-2641
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Morgan County Sheriff’s Department 256-301-1174 or 256-301-1175
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Morgan County Cell Phone/Pager 256-301-8800
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Perry County Sheriff’s Department 334-683-6534
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Pickens County E-911 Dispatch 205-367-9804
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Pike County Sheriff’s Office 334-566-4347
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Pike County Troy Police Department 334-566-0500
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Pike County Brundidge Police Department 334-735-3333
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Pike County Cell Phone/Pager 334-674-1055
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Randolph County Sheriff’s Department 256-357-4545
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Russell County Sheriff’s Department 334-298-6535
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St. Clair County E-911 Dispatch 205-884-3333
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Shelby County Sheriff’s Office 205-669-4181 N/A
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Sumter County Sheriff’s Department 205-652-7984
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Sumter County Livingston Police Department 205-652-9525
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Talladega County Sheriff’s Department 256-362-6117
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Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department 256-825-4264
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Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Department 205-752-0616
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Walker County Sheriff’s Department 205-387-5400 or 205-384-7218
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Washington County Sheriff’s Department 251-847-2202
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Wilcox County Sheriff’s Department 334-682-9115
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Winston County Sheriff’s Department 205-489-2115
Child Abuse
- www.dhr.alabama.gov/county-office-contact
- Go to this website, click on your county, and many different child and family support resources will pop up
Eating Disorders
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
- https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/find-treatment/treatment-and-support-groups
- NEDA Helpline: 1-800-931-2237
Domestic Abuse
Crisis Services of North Alabama
- csna.org
- Main Help Line: 256-716-1000
- Non Shelter Services Contact Lines:
- Jackson County: 256-574-5826
- Limestone County: 256-230-1240
- Madison County: 256-716-4052 or SAIL 256-535-4662
- Morgan County: 256-337-3670
- dhr.alabama.gov/county-office-contact
- Go to this website, click on your county, and many different child and family support resources will pop up
Parent Hotlines/Resources
Alabama Parent Center
Autism
Autism Society of Alabama
Easter Seals Central AL
- Speech Therapy, Autism Diagnostic Services, Job development/placement, learning disability evaluation, ASL interpreting services, DME re-use program, pediatric occupational therapy
Alabama Early Intervention System
- www.rehab.alabama.gov/services/ei
- 1-800-543-3098