Alabama Department of Mental Health

This strategic plan outlines Carastar Health's commitment to providing quality, recovery-oriented, and dignified mental health services. It focuses on six key areas: financial stability and sustainability, adherence to regulations and standards of care, workforce engagement and development, provision of quality evidence-based services, facilities improvements, and operational efficiency. The plan aims to position Carastar Health as an innovative leader in delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and consumer-focused treatment and rehabilitative services.

The 2018 Annual Report for the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council details a comprehensive strategic plan to abate the opioid crisis in Alabama, known as the 2018 Action Plan. This plan is structured around five overarching goals: Prevention, Intervention, Treatment, Community Response, and Workforce. It outlines specific strategies and objectives, many with targets extending to 2020, across various sub-committees including Data, Prescribers/Dispensers, Law Enforcement, Treatment and Recovery Support, Rescue, Community Engagement, and Prevention and Education.

The 2019 Annual Report for the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council details the progress made in addressing the opioid crisis through its action plan. The plan focuses on five overarching goals: Prevention, Intervention, Treatment, Community Response, and Workforce. It outlines specific strategies and objectives to abate the opioid crisis, aiming to stabilize the issue in the short term while offering important long-term solutions, including enhancing access to care, reducing stigma, and strengthening community responses.

This annual report details the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council's comprehensive strategic efforts to combat the opioid crisis in Alabama, guided by principles established in Executive Order 708. It outlines progress across key focus areas including enhanced surveillance, expanded access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services, improved Naloxone availability, increased public awareness, and reduced stigma. The report summarizes initiatives by various subcommittees, highlighting achievements in data collection, law enforcement training, prescriber education, and the development of support systems for individuals affected by opioid use disorder.

This 2020 Annual Report from the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council details the implementation and achievements of its comprehensive strategic plan to abate the opioid crisis in Alabama. The report outlines progress, ongoing actions, and future plans across five overarching goals: Prevention, Intervention, Treatment, Community Response, and Workforce.