Birmingham is one of ten cities around the country to answer President Obama’s call for a national conversation about mental health with a broad based dialogue to discuss how mental health issues affect our communities and to discuss topics related to the mental health of our young people.
On Friday, November 1, 2013 Mayor Bell was joined at a press conference by Bill Muse, President-National Issues Forum Institute, Stephanie McCladdie, Regional SAMSHA Administrator, and numerous mental health officials from the Birmingham metropolitan area. To announce discussions that will lead to action plans designed to improve mental health programs and services for families, schools and communities. The discussions, entitled Mental Health: What Are The Options?, will take place in the form of ten forums in Birmingham. Data collected from the forums will be provided to SAMSHA and aid in the further formation of programming in the Birmingham area.
