WHNT – POSTED 10:47 PM, OCTOBER 30, 2016, BY CAITLAN DALLAS, UPDATED AT 08:41AM, OCTOBER 31, 2016 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Suicide is something that affects so many of us, but often times there is a stigma associated with it. One organization is hoping break that stigma and spread awareness this upcoming weekend on November 6th. Kari […]
ADMH Commissioner’s Town Hall a Success
On Thursday evening August 4th, WellStone Behavioral Health hosted a Town Hall discussion with the Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, Mr. Jim Perdue. With 75 people in attendance, Commissioner Perdue outlined his priorities for the immediate future of the public mental health system in Alabama. These priorities focused on improving care while […]
Faith & Mental Health Workshop Draws Crowd
As part of the ongoing celebration of May as Mental Health Awareness month, WellStone partnered with the Huntsville Association of Pastoral Care to host a seminar on Saturday May 21 entitled “Mental Health: A Guide for Serving Persons of Faith”. Frederick Woods, a local Clinical Chaplain, Professional Pastoral Counselor, and Certified Addictions Counselor, facilitated the […]
Operation Santa Claus 2015
Monday December 14, 2015 marked the annual Operation Santa Claus celebration at the Aquarius Club. Hosted by Central Presbyterian Church on Randolph Avenue in Huntsville, over 200 people with serious mental illness gathered to celebrate the holidays and receive gifts from several local charitable groups. Susan Smith, OSC Coordinator, assisted Santa in distributing gifts and […]
Books-A-Million Supports Nova Academy
The Nova Academy is WellStone’s therapeutic preschool that prepares children ages 3-5 for success in the public school system. Families and friends packed the house on December 17th to enjoy the Academy kids, outfitted with special reindeer antlers, present a wonderful concert of Christmas carols. Even Santa Claus himself dropped by to say hello and to wish everyone a very Merry […]
Grace Club Honors WellStone Pioneers
WellStone Behavioral Health enjoyed the privilege of joining the Huntsville Grace Club on December 10, 2015 to honor two ladies who are true pioneers in the development of community mental health services in our area. A pioneer is defined as someone who helps create or develop new ideas or methods, and Ms. Mary Butler and […]
WellStone Celebrates Huntsville’s One Stop Shop
WellStone Behavioral Health joined the Huntsville Housing Authority and several other agencies on Thursday December 10, 2015 to celebrate the grand opening of the One Stop Shop. A project of the Huntsville Housing Authority, the new community center will house various social support agencies and will serve west Huntsville residents in one convenient location at 2201 Clinton […]
Senator Holtzclaw Visits WellStone
Alabama State Senator for the 2nd District Bill Holtzclaw visited WellStone Behavioral Health on November 17, 2015 and made a generous donation to support our work. Senator Holtzclaw provided WellStone a grant of $10,000 that will be used to support case management services for veterans who are participants in the Madison County Mental Health Court. WellStone would […]
Walk for a Healthy Mind & Body
On Saturday October 3rd, WellStone Behavioral Health partnered with Recovery Services and the Huntsville Municipal Court to participate in the Walk for a Healthy Mind & Body. The walk took place at Indian Creek Greenway in Huntsville and was part of the Healthy Huntsville initiative and Mayor Battle’s 100 Miles in 100 Days Walking Challenge. Over […]
WellStone Website Recognized
October 1 marks one year since the Huntsville-Madison County Mental Health Board adopted the new “doing business as” name of WellStone Behavioral Health. With the new name came a new website, and the WellStone website was recently recognized for excellence by a leading marketing association. At the recent 19th annual International Web Award Competition presented by […]