MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A new mental health facility is open to provide care and treatment to the Huntsville-Madison area and is the first of its kind in the area.
The opening of Longleaf Recovery and Wellness marks the beginning of much-needed mental health and substance abuse treatment as health care providers in north Alabama struggle to keep up with demand for resources. There is.
“Treatment is important and it’s important because resources are scarce in this county,” said Breanna Marshall, Longleaf’s clinical director.
The establishment of this facility comes just one month after the opening of the Hoover Recovery Center, a mental health asset for people who also suffer from substance abuse.
“It’s very rare that a client comes in who has a substance use disorder but doesn’t have a mental health disorder,” Marshall explained. “Not only that, but a lot of mental health disorders are highlighted. It’s like the substance abuse disorders that they’ve been experiencing for years, and it only makes their mental health worse, and it’s not just that they’re suffering from substance abuse disorders.” If you do, you’re not only not treating your mental health.”
The facility is part of the first steps to increase access to mental health care across the state. A 2022 report from Mental Health America ranks Alabama 50th out of 51 states for access to mental health care.
“You only have to watch the nightly news to understand the dire need for high-quality substance use treatment programs in our state and across the country,” said Evan Seale, Longleaf’s program director. It’s just good.” “We have seen the impact they have on our families, communities and cultures. We want to not only offer more treatment options, but better treatment options. Masu.”
Longleaf plans to open a facility in Madison in the coming days.
