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 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
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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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Teen Girls' Online Sex Experiences Set Up Offline Dangers
04/18/2019—The types of sexual experiences girls have on the internet can help predict the kinds of risk they face offline, including HIV infections, physically violent relationships and sexual assault, new research suggests. More
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Health Tip: Choosing a Car Seat
04/18/2019—Proper use of car seats can keep children safe in the event of a crash, says American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). More -
Magnet 'Zap' to the Brain Might Jumpstart Aging Memory
04/17/2019—But their memories might get a boost from an electromagnetic device that gives the brain a helpful zap, a new study reports. More
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More TV, Tablets, More Attention Issues at Age 5
04/17/2019—Five-year-olds who spend more than two hours a day in front of a smartphone or tablet may be at risk of attention problems, a new study suggests. More
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