Serving Bullock, Macon, & Pike Counties
200 Cherry Street Troy, Alabama 36081 (334) 566-6022
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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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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Annual Board of Directors Meeting 2017
East Central's annual meeting was held in Tuskegee on April 20th, 2017. More
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Students counter bullying with 'Positive Words'
This year’s Bullyproof Project sponsored a Bully Awareness Poster Contest. More
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Regulation Cuts Could Benefit Mental Health Effort
GOOD NEWS: Commissioner Perdue says Trump’s regulation cuts could benefit mental health effort. 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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Research on Almost 2,000 Brains Brings Insight Into Mental Illness
12/13/2018—Researchers say a massive genetic analysis of the human brain has yielded new insights into the underpinnings of psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and autism. More
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Certain Female Vets May Face Higher Dementia Risk
12/12/2018—The toll of U.S. military service can be steep for female veterans, with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injury each significantly raising the odds of later dementia, new research suggests. More
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Extreme Dieting in Teens Often Intensifies in Adulthood
12/12/2018—Extreme dieting behaviors often begin in the teen years and worsen in adulthood, a new study finds. More
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Eczema Can Drive People to Thoughts of Suicide: Study
12/12/2018—Nearly 28 million Americans are affected by the skin condition eczema, and for some it may become so chronic and severe they consider suicide, new research shows. More
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