Alabama NewsCenter — Gov. Ivey, community partners celebrate state’s newest crisis care center

By Eliza Heidelberg

Gov. Kay Ivey joined the Alabama Department of Mental Health, JBS Mental Health Authority, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department and other community leaders for an exclusive look, ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony at the new Craig Crisis Care Center in Birmingham.

Serving 20 counties across central Alabama, the Craig Crisis Care Center is designed to support people facing a mental health or substance use crisis. The facility is one of six such centers across the state that make up Alabama’s Crisis System of Care.

“Strengthening Alabama’s mental health care access has been a top priority for my administration from the beginning, and I’m proud to celebrate the opening of Alabama’s fourth crisis center here in Birmingham,” Ivey said. “Throughout every major region in Alabama, we are working diligently to improve our mental health landscape to ensure we create positive change in the lives of Alabamians who need it most.”

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