JBS Mental Health Authority

05/09/2023

May is Mental Health Awareness Month!

05/05/2023

04/28/2023

Please join us and Central Alabama Wellness on Wednesday May 31, 2023.

Don't forget to join us May 31st for our Mental Health Awareness Night co-hosted by JBS Mental Health Authority

04/19/2023

Congratulations!!

Congratulations to Elizabeth Pepke for winning a RESPECT award at the AIR conference!

Elizabeth is caring, kind, intelligent and thoughtful. She works hard at JBS promoting recovery for people with mental illness.

04/06/2023

JBS Children's Services is growing and has immediate availability for positions in the new Children's Mobile Crisis Response Team unit! Positions include Team Leaders, Team Members, Phone Triage Staff, and Low Intensive Care Coordination. This unit will work with children involved with Jefferson County DHR to de-escalate crisis situations, and assist with maintaining placement. Please see our job postings for full position descriptions!

02/07/2023

Saturday March 4th, 2023!!!

01/25/2023

The Craig Crisis Care Center will be open by mid or late February 2023!!

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday marked the opening of a new mental health crisis center in Birmingham, one of six such centers in the state intended to address

01/25/2023

A great day for our community!! The Craig Crisis Care Center will be open mid to late February 2023!

On Tuesday, state and local leaders helped cut the ribbon at the Craig Crisis Center in Birmingham.

01/25/2023

01/25/2023

What a great day, the ribbon opening of the Craig Crisis Care Center!

12/09/2022

The Crisis Care Center is looking for a Nurse Manager, RN's and LPN's for all shifts. Please click links below for more information.

Nurse Manager: https://lnkd.in/gsyqeCc5

RN's
https://lnkd.in/gd2ihsZ5

https://lnkd.in/gT36JtCr

LPN's
https://lnkd.in/gZsNietG

https://lnkd.in/gDQRmkub

12/05/2022

Check out the Director (Dr. Sabrina Scott)of our new Crisis Care Center providing information about the Crisis Care Center to Jefferson County Sheriffs in CIT training. ☺️

10/07/2022

https://wbhm.org/2022/new-mental-health-crisis-center-aims-to-interrupt-revolving-door-of-jail-and-er-visits/

Jefferson County’s new facility, slated to open in November, will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to residents across central Alabama.

10/04/2022

Training for the Crisis Care Center is in full affect. ✨We are still hiring all positions and shifts. Apply today at
jbsmentalhealth.com/employment

09/21/2022

The Crisis Care Center is hiring for Registered Nurses for ALL shifts (FT & PT). Please click on one of the links below to apply. :-)

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3281801156/

https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=80186&clientkey=CCB908CA70CFC86E90BC929C3F0BDDEB

09/11/2022

988 Fact: It’s OK to not say who you are or where you are when you call, text or chat 988. The 988 Lifeline is here for you.

09/07/2022

📣Meet Karmen Story, LICSW, our Crisis Care Center Clinical Manager. Originally from Virginia, we are thrilled to welcome her to the Magic City and excited to have her on the team. In her free time Karmen enjoys traveling, skating, painting and singing her favorite tunes at a Karokee night.

Please welcome Karmen to our JBS Family 🤗

09/01/2022

August 31, 2022, is International Overdose Awareness Day, and we pause to honor those who have died from an overdose and to reflect on the grief of those they left behind. Many continue to live with the stigma associated with having a close family or friend die from an overdose.

08/30/2022

Have you subscribed to Crisis Care Corner? Be sure to visit our website to subscribe before the next newsletter and click on the link below to check out our July/August updates.

08/30/2022

Congrats to Birmingham Police Public Information Sgt. Rod Mauldin on being promoted to lieutenant! Lt. Mauldin has officially passed the mic to BPD PIO Truman Fitzgerald. 👮‍♂️⬆🎤

📸 Mattie Davis WVTM 13

08/29/2022

Congratulations Sheriff Pettway!!

08/23/2022

Have you met our Crisis Care Center Director, Dr. Sabrina Scott? Learn more about her recent move to Birmingham, her favorite sports team and why she is passionate about the mental health field! StyleBlueprint

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re excited to introduce Dr. Sabrina Scott as our newest FACE of Birmingham. As the director of the JBS Mental Health Authority’s Crisis Care Center, she is working hard to destigmatize mental health concerns in our communities.

08/22/2022

The pandemic has been challenging for everyone. Don’t forget to focus on self-care for your mental and physical health. Learn some ways to take care of yourself one small way each day from CDC ➡️ https://go.usa.gov/xz7Hn

08/19/2022

Thank You 🙏🏾 to all that came out to the Open House/Job Fair on yesterday. The Crisis Care Center management team enjoyed interacting with everyone and met some awesome people. ☺️

The Crisis Care Center continues to hire for several positions. Feel free to apply at
https://jbsmentalhealth.com/employment/

08/17/2022

📣Friendly reminder that the Crisis Care Center Open House/Job Fair is tomorrow (8.18.22) from 10am-4pm at 940 Montclair Rd. Birmingham, AL 35213.

Interviews on site!

Look forward to seeing you there! 😊

08/10/2022

Open House/Job Fair for the Crisis Care Center!!!

08/03/2022

The Crisis Care Center will open later this fall, and we need a dedicated team to help us run it. Check out our new jobs postings and share with anyone you think may be a strong fit. https://jbsmentalhealth.com/employment/

07/01/2022

Wishing everyone a Happy Fourth of July!!

06/28/2022

No one is immune to the impact of mental health or substance use. Learn more about the Region II Crisis Care Center and how it will serve as an important community resource to Central Alabama.

jbsmentalhealth.com/crisis-care-center

04/01/2022

Airing currently on WVTM Channel 13....

04/01/2022

JBS Nation, if you didn't see the AL.COM article yesterday. Here it is!!

Crisis Centers provide a stronger continuum of care in the mental health community, establishing an essential link between those who need care and the organizations who provide that care.

02/23/2022

Children's Services is recruiting 3 LPC's for a school based unit to provide therapy to eligible students. School schedule with modified summer. Excellent benefits! Please go to www.jbsmentalhealth.com - scroll down to the Job Announcements tab - Birmingham - choose Jefferson County Schools Counselor.

We provide individualized mental health services to children, youth and adults in a manner that encourages resilience and wellness. Our goal through education, treatment and support, is for each person to live a meaningful and productive life of their choice.

11/16/2021

A fantastic new initiative to break the cycle of incarceration!!

10/07/2021

Call these ladies, Alabama!! You need to talk, they are here to listen and assist you. March 2020 thru today? We all have the feels. Private and Confidential.

Did you know you probably qualify for free counseling in Alabama? Read to find out how through this new grant! 👍

10/06/2021

For , each day Mental Health America will raise awareness of what it is like to live with a mental health condition that isn’t often discussed or is commonly misunderstood - OCD, BPD, and dissociative disorders. Learn more at mhanational.org/miaw.

10/05/2021

Alabama officials will fund a fourth crisis diversion center in Jefferson County, which will help alleviate crowding in the jail, according to Sheriff Mark Pettway.

10/05/2021

Teamwork makes the dream work! Thanks to this community leadership team, JBS Mental Health Authority will be opening the Crisis Care Center in the spring of 2022.

10/05/2021

https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2021/10/governor-ivey-announces-the-fourth-mental-health-crisis-center/

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey and Commissioner Kimberly Boswell of the Alabama Department of Mental Health are proud to announce the awardee of a fourth crisis center, a vital addition to the Alabama Crisis System of Care. The center will … Continued

08/25/2021

NEED HELP COPING WITH COVID- 19?

Call the Alabama COVID Response Unit (ACRU) at 205-949-2961

What is the Alabama COVID Response Unit?

ACRU is a unit based out of the Jefferson-Blount-St. Clair Mental Health Authority and we are seeking to provide outpatient mental health services to those who have been impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Would I qualify for services? -We offer services to those who are 18 or older and who live in the state of Alabama. -Many people will qualify for services, call or email us today to find out how we can help you.

How much would it cost? -This is a grant funded service. So, for those that qualify, it is a free counseling service.

How can I sign up?

Call us at: 205-949-2961 -Email one of our qualified counselors:

Meaghan Bourque: [email protected]
Ashley Cooks: [email protected]
Katie O'Donnell: [email protected]