AltaPointe Health, a leading provider of comprehensive mental health services, is pleased to announce the official opening of its brand-new clinic in Clay County. The Ashland, AL facility opened for patients on Monday, June 19, marking a significant milestone in the organization's ongoing commitment to improving access to mental healthcare. Services include school-based therapy, in-home therapy, clinic-based therapy, psychiatric services, an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, Bridge Team, Stepping Up Initiative, and a Juvenile Court Liaison.
ASHLAND, Ala., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AltaPointe Health, a leading provider of comprehensive mental health services, is pleased to announce the official opening of its brand-new clinic in Clay County. The Ashland, AL facility opened for patients on Monday, June 19, marking a significant milestone in the organization's ongoing commitment to improving access to mental healthcare.
"The building is an investment in the community and shows AltaPointe's commitment to providing the utmost in mental healthcare to the people of Clay County," said Tuerk Schlesinger, AltaPointe Health CEO. "Our new clinic reflects the importance of creating an environment that is free of the stigma surrounding mental health, and instead promotes healing, comfort, and safety."
The clinic offers innovative features and services. From the utilization of advanced technology to the expertise of the highly skilled team of mental health professionals, patients will benefit from personalized, evidence-based care.
The Mayor of Ashland, Larry Fetner, helped cut the ribbon to the new clinic in May along with Ashland city council members, AltaPointe board members, and other local leaders. Mayor Fetner was delighted over the building and what it means to Ashland.
"This beautiful building and its purpose will help many people in our community," Fetner added. "We are thankful that AltaPointe is here and look forward to how it will only make Ashland an even better place to live. This building helps erase stigma connected to mental illness, and I hope it encourages more people to seek help and not be embarrassed."
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OFFERED AT THIS FACILITY
AltaPointe's outpatient services in Clay County include clinic-based services as well as community-based services that have proven effective and highly beneficial to the people in treatment. Clay County now offers more services than before AltaPointe and Cheaha Mental Health Center merged in 2016. Services include school-based therapy, in-home therapy, clinic-based therapy, psychiatric services, an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, Bridge Team, Stepping Up Initiative, and a Juvenile Court Liaison.
Services have officially moved from the previous Lineville office location to the new Ashland location, and AltaPointe's employees are more encouraged than ever to serve the people of Clay County.
"At 17 years old, I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder. I was embarrassed, ashamed, and scared. Twenty years ago, there was no one there to explain what this meant or how to cope. It was taboo, a label," explained Ashley Abrams, AltaPointe's juvenile court liaison. "I love what I do, because I now get to be that person for children in the juvenile court system. I get to teach what I wasn't taught, help where I wasn't helped, and show our youth that some of the things we struggle with the most in life are actually our own superpowers. Working at AltaPointe has helped me reach some of our most vulnerable youth and teach them that no matter what we have done or what we struggle with, it does not have to be who we become or the label as to who we are."
ALTAPOINTE HEALTH QUICK FACTS:
- AltaPointe provides 1.6 million services to 40,000 people each year.
- AltaPointe provides mental healthcare to people in seven counties in Alabama; Mobile, Baldwin, and Washington counties in southeast Alabama; Clay, Coosa, Randolph, and Talladega counties in east-central Alabama.
- AltaPointe operates free-standing psychiatric hospitals—BayPointe Hospital in Mobile County and EastPointe Hospital in Baldwin County.
- AltaPointe's Behavioral Health Crisis Center was the first to open in Alabama in May 2022. It began a new era in mental health care.
Media Contact
April Douglas, Director of Public Relations, AltaPointe Health, (251) 544-4639, [email protected]
SOURCE AltaPointe Health
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