Wiregrass area college, medical center joining forces to address mental health woes in rural Alabama

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According to Mental Health America, the state of Alabama ranks among the worst in the country when it comes to mental health.

Mental health is a growing area of concern, especially for the state of Alabama.DOTHAN, Ala. - Mental health is a growing area of concern, especially for the state of Alabama.

Alabama is in the bottom four states, with a high prevalence of mental illness and low rates of mental healthcare access. “We at Wallace developed a Mental Health Technician program, and we have had this in the concept and trying to get it implemented for the last couple of years. We hope to prepare workers for dealing with the regular things that are in the skill facilities that they will be working in, acute care facilities, some of the Alzheimer units as well as behavioral medicine units,” Buntin said.

 

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