The Sea Glass Initiative has launched Light the Way, a $19 monthly giving program that funds one-on-one case management for Baldwin County residents working their way out of homelessness.
Tag: mental health
Coverage of mental health from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Crime
Mobile County schools locked down after report of armed, unstable man near campuses
All 90 Mobile County Public School System campuses went into a precautionary lockdown Monday after a sheriff’s alert about a man who left a mental health facility; he was arrested at his home within the hour.
Baldwin County
How Mobile-Area Families and Businesses Reinvented Daily Life During the Early Days of COVID-19
As COVID-19 forced schools to close and daily life to slow down, Mobile-area families found new routines for exercise, learning and connection, while local businesses like Calagaz Printing and Perdido Vineyards retooled production to help meet the demand for protective equipment and hand sanitizer.
Crime
How a Downtown Mobile Attack Exposed Cracks in the Region’s Mental Health and Court Systems
A downtown Mobile attack during last week’s storm has drawn scrutiny to how the accused, a man with a long arrest record and untreated schizophrenia, kept cycling through the local jail, courts and mental health system without being stopped.
Baldwin County
AltaPointe CEO Urges Congress to Overhaul Mental Health System After String of Mass Shootings
The head of AltaPointe Health Systems, which serves Mobile, Baldwin and Washington counties, is calling on Congress to pass mental health reform legislation, arguing chronic underfunding and stigma — not gun policy alone — are at the heart of the nation’s response to mass violence.
Mobile
Facing Talk of a Challenger, Probate Judge Don Davis Rallies Legal Support
Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis moved early to fortify his political position, enlisting a consultant and a sprawling committee of attorneys as talk of a 2012 challenge circulated in the legal community.