Welcome to East Central Mental Health Center
East Central Mental Health Center is a public non-profit corporation governed by a eighteen member Board of Directors appointed by local governments under the authority of Alabama Act 310. The center is a comprehensive community mental health center providing mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services to the citizens of Bullock, Macon, and Pike Counties. Our professionally trained staff provides the highest quality direct care for persons with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Our mission is to provide quality mental health, intellectual disabilities, and substance abuse services within the limits of available resources to citizens of Bullock, Macon and Pike Counties, and assure that these services are provided with respect for the individual dignity and privacy in the least restrictive environment necessary to promote recovery.
News & Events
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Annual Board of Directors Meeting 2019
On April 18, 2019 East Central Mental Health held its Annual Board of Directors Meeting. More
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East Central Attends Macon County's 4th Annual Town Hall Meeting
The "State of the Youth" meeting was held on March 4, 2019 at the Tuskegee Municipal Complex. More
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East Central Mental Health trains police in first aid
ECMH completed a groundbreaking Mental Health First Aid training course for the Troy Police Department. More
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Students counter bullying with 'Positive Words'
This year’s Bullyproof Project sponsored a Bully Awareness Poster Contest. More
Featured Topics
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Addictions
Addiction is the repeated involvement with a substance or activity, despite the substantial harm it now causes, because that involvement was (and may continue to be) pleasurable and/or valuable. More
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Depression: Depression & Related Conditions
This center provides an in-depth look at Major Depressive Disorder by summarizing symptoms and diagnostic criteria according to the current standards, prevalence and course, historical and contemporary understandings of the causes of the illness, as well as diagnosis and treatment. More
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Latest News
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Caring for Dementia Patient During Pandemic? Try These Stress-Busting Tips
04/03/2020—The coronavirus pandemic will put extra stress on caregivers of loved ones with dementias, so the Alzheimer's Foundation of America offers some advice. More
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'Stay at Home' Orders Are Stressing U.S. Families, Survey Shows
04/02/2020—In the new coronavirus reality, the family home has become the nexus of everything -- school, day care, work, social life -- and it's stressing out a lot of American parents, a new report suggests. More
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An Expert's Guide to Fighting Coronavirus Stress
04/02/2020—The new coronavirus is not just a physical health threat. The stress, anxiety, fear and isolation that go along with it also take a toll on your mental well-being. More
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'Stress Eating' While Social Distancing? Here's Tips to Avoid It
04/02/2020—Trapped in the house with a cupboard full of food: Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic can spawn an unintended side effect -- stress eating. More
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Contact Us
200 Cherry Street
Troy, AL 36081
Phone: (334) 566-6022
Fax: (334) 566-5346
Crisis Line: (334) 566-3391 or 1-800-467-1208
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