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www.sunrisegroup.org/locations/AL
tuscaloosa@sunrisegroup.org | (205)633-1998
3500 Skyland Boulevard E., Tuscaloosa , AL 35405
Resources for Independence was established in Tuscaloosa in 1994, to enable persons with disabilities to live in their own homes. Resources For Independence in Tuscaloosa is known for its outstanding service to individuals with challenging behavioral issues, significant medical conditions and/or other physical disabilities. RFI encourages volunteerism of students attending local universities and community colleges
  • Volunteer Opportunities
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www.capstuscaloosa.com
capsagency@gmail.com | (205)758-1159
618 14th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Local organization dedicated to providing educational and awareness programs for prevention of child maltreatment with school based and community-based programs.
Programs
  • Second Step Program - structured, school-based violence prevention program designed for students from pre-K to 8th grade at selected Tuscaloosa City and County schools
  • Child Protection Program - teaches skills students need to recognize, report, and refuse unsafe situations and touches, especially sexually abusive behaviors
  • Nurturing Parenting/Children’s Program - designed to build self-esteem, self-confidence, and empathy
  • Nurturing Baby Program - program designed to teach expectant mothers in the last trimester of pregnancy or mothers with children less than 6 months of age about the importance of providing safe sleeping environment to reduce the incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)
  • Seminar on Shaken Baby Syndrome - community-based traumatic brain injury seminar designed to educate parents and the community at large of the risks involved with shaking a baby
  • Understanding Prenatal Drug Exposure - prenatal program taught in local facilities to provide educational information for at-risk women or those with at-risk pregnancies to prevent or reduce the number of babies born with addictions and/or birth defects
  • Internet Safety - safety program designed to guide parents in protecting their children online
  • Preventing Child Abuse - program designed to teach the signs of abuse and how to report abuse
www.turningpointservices.org
info@turningpointservices.org | (205)758-0808
2110 McFarland Blvd E., Suite G, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35404
Organization provides comprehensive quality services to primary and secondary victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and to empower survivors to make productive decisions to improve their futures. Turning Point offers free services to victims of abuse.
Services
  • Emergency Shelter
  • 24-Hour Crisis Line - (205)758-0808
  • Individual Counseling
  • Rural Counseling (Outside of Tuscaloosa)
  • Support Groups
  • Skills Groups
  • Financial Literacy Training
  • Children’s Services
  • Legal/Court Advocacy
  • Prevention and Community Outreach
  • Follow-up Services
  • Information and Referral
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www.tuscaloosasafecenter.com
(205)860-SAFE(7233)
1601 University Blvd East Suite 150, Tuscaloosa, AL
A community-based, collaborative agency, and our Center is designed to meet the emotional, medical and forensic needs of sexual assault survivors.
Services
  • 24 Hour Hotline - (205)860-SAFE(7233)
  • Provides care in a private environment
  • Quality medical care including assessment, treatment, forensic examination, and follow-up
  • Ensures quality collection of evidence, including documentation, preservation and chain of custody by utilizing trained and certified sexual assault nurse examiners
  • Works with Community resource advocates, law enforcement, and other service providers to meet needs
  • Provides expert testimony when needed
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www.magnolia-creek.com
(205)509-2565
645 Crenshaw Road, Columbiana, AL 35051
Mailing Address: 162 Magnolia Creek Drive, Columbiana, AL 35051
Dually licensed eating disorder and mental health treatment center that treats women (18 years or older) who struggle with mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, attachment disorder, dissociative disorders, personality disorders, and/or feeding or eating disorders such as: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, other specified/unspecified eating disorders, rumination disorder, pica, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.
Services
Dual Diagnosis Treatments
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • OBD
  • Personality Disorder
  • Self-Harm
  • Trauma
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  • Family Therapy
  • Nutritional Therapy
  • Eating Disorder Group Therapy
  • Residential and Aftercare Treatment
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www.savalifetuscaloosa.org
savalifetuscaloosa@gmail.com | (205)759-LIFE(5433)
535 Jack Warner Parkway NE, Ste G3, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
A pregnancy care center where a woman experiencing an unplanned pregnancy can come for confidential care and support.
  • Freee and Confidential Services
  • Individual and Group Parenting Classes
  • Material Support for Ages Newborn to Two Years and Up
  • Community Resources and Referrals
  • Presentations to Churches, Businesses, Schools, Groups, etc.
  • Volunteer Opportunities Available
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www.tuscaloosaoneplace.org
(205)462-1000
810 27th Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
A Family Resource Center empowers people to achieve their full potential. We provide resources to promote self-sufficiency, strengthen families, and prevent child abuse and neglect thus improving the quality of life for all members of our community.
Programs
After School and Child Development
  • Tuscaloosa's Promise - initiative designed to ensure that all children have five basic promises fulfilled: 1) a safe place after school, 2) a caring adult, 3) a healthy start, 4) the opportunity to give back, and 5) an effective education
  • Summer Academy Programs
Family and Parenting
  • Fuse: Relationship & Marriage Education - offers healthy relationship classes for adolescents, premarital individuals and couples, co-parents, stepfamilies, and married couples
  • Safe Sleeping Initiatives - two initiatives to promote safe sleeping in infants and reduce SIDS/SUID: The Baby Box and Cribs for Kids.
    • Baby Box - credited with helping Finland achieve one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world, notably when coupled with education, healthcare and community-building components
    • Cribs for Kids - hour long safe sleeping course after which participants receive a free pack and play
  • No Place Like Home - provides family specific services through monthly home visiting that improves or enhances parenting skills that reduce risk factors while increasing protective factors
  • Families First - intensive visitation program that offers specialized services to at-risk families involved with the Department of Human Resources Foster Care Unit
  • The Parent Project - intensive 8-10 week behavior modification program for strong-willed teens and their parents which targets destructive adolescent behavior
  • Parent 2 Parent - a four week parenting program with two-hour sessions that occur one evening per week to develop strong, healthy families; promote positive parenting; teach basic child development; and prevent child abuse and neglect
  • Parent Cafeé - series of guided conversations for sharing, learning, and developing social connections which affect family well-being
  • Parent Leadership Network - network of parents developed to build skills necessary to advocate for young children ages 0-5 in their neighborhoods, communities, and state
  • Baby TALK - partners with the University of Alabama Child Development Resources Baby TALK program by conducting visits to new moms at Druid City Hospital (DCH) Tuscaloosa Obstetrics Unit
  • Changing Habits and Making Parents Stronger (CHAMPS) - designed to help non-custodial parents, primarily fathers, establish and strengthen positive parental interaction by providing activities that develop and improve parenting skills, healthy relationship skills, and economic stability
  • Intensive In-Home Services - intensive, short term, crisis intervention program that provides supportive in-home services designed to prevent the removal of children from their homes
Career and Personal Development
  • Career Development - operated in partnership with TOP, the State Department of Education, and the Department of Human Resources to provide employment and educational services that enable Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) recipients and low-income groups to obtain their GED, enter a workforce development training program, enroll in a community college, or to establish and maintain employment
  • General Equivalency Diploma (GED) Classes - offered in partnership with Shelton State Community College
  • Intake - purpose of the intake and assessment procedure is to conduct a needs-based assessment of clients in order to determine if services may be provided to meet their needs
Teen Intervention and Support
  • Tuscaloosa Encouraging Adolescents with Monitoring and Support (TEAMS) - seeks to reduce the number of juveniles being committed to the Department of Youth Services and the Tuscaloosa County Detention Center
  • Juveniles Supported Through Integrated Community Engagement (JUSTICE) - strengthens the juvenile justice system by providing interventions and support to help youth reintegrate into their community and reduce recidivism among participants
  • Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) - designed to support the Casey Foundation’s vision that all youth involved in the juvenile justice system have opportunities to develop into productive adults
  • Teen Parenting Classes - offered to teenage parents and expecting parents
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www.druidcitypride.org
PO Box 21004, Tuscaloosa, AL 35402
Non-profit community organization that serves and advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) members of the West Alabama community and their allies. hosts several events, and fundraisers throughout the year culminating with our annual Druid City Pride festival in October
Resources
  • Crisis and Support Groups
  • University of Alabama Groups
  • Other Education Groups
  • Welcoming Churches
  • Recommended Activists
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  • Events throught the year
  • Druid City Pride Festival
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https://mh.alabama.gov/bryce-hospital/
(205)507-8000
1651 Ruby Tyler Pkwy, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205)507-8000
State hospital responsible for the provision of inpatient psychiatric services for adults.
Services
Children and Adolescent Services
  • Autism
  • Early Intervention
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Prevention
  • School-Based Mental Health
  • Serious Emotional Disturbance
  • Substance Abuse Treatment
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  • Deaf Services
  • Nurse Delegation Program - provides training and technical support to community-based providers that serve individuals who require assistance with medication administration and health monitoring in certified residential and day rehabilitation settings
www.irmhc.org/_index.php
(205)391-3131
2209 9th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Mental health center that treats and supports individuals in the community who have a serious mental illness, substance abuse/dependence, or an intellectual disability so that they may learn to manage their disability and recognize the highest level of independence possible.
Services
Adult
Mental Health Programs
  • Outpatient Services - outpatient treatment focuses on recovery, symptom reduction, illness management, and stabilization
  • Assertive Community Treatment - multi-disciplinary team whose members provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support to those with a serious mental illness in a community setting
  • Bridge Team - multi-disciplinary team that primarily focuses on helping those who are in crisis or in need of more intensive services to gain or maintain stability. The team provides intensive short-term support to help each person function independently and prevent re-hospitalization
  • Mental Health Court Team - utilizes the least restrictive and most cost-efficient option judged to be effective. The team's goal: to restore and improve, decrease psychiatric hospitalization and further legal involvement
  • Case Management - provided to those who are working toward recovery but continue to require supports to maintain independent living within the community. Case managers provide links to community resources and supports that will help improve each person’s quality of life
  • Diversion Team - provides home and community-based services for people identified as being involved with legal authorities. The team also provides assessment, treatment, and recommendations in the Tuscaloosa County jail and court systems
Developmental Disabilities Programs
  • Residential - provided in small group homes and apartments. Supervision and supports are provided in a homelike atmosphere. Emphasis is placed on individualized learning opportunities and supporting activities to improve each person’s independence and quality of life
  • Day Habilitation - generate new interests, develop individual skills, and promote community awareness. Participants engage in fulfilling activities such as cooking, nutrition, and exercise to enhance independent living skills
  • Supported Employment - matches people with appropriate jobs based on the expressed interest and abilities of the individual. A job coach provides on-the-job training and support if needed
Substance Abuse Programs
  • Assessment and Referral
  • Outpatient Treatment
  • Women's Inpatient Treatment
  • Individual Therapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Day Group Classes
  • Evening Group Classes
  • Case Management
  • Women's Outpatient Treatment
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Children Programs
  • Assessment
  • Individual and Family Services
  • Psychiatric Services
  • Medication Management
  • School Based Mental Health
  • Education and Training about Diagnosis and Symptom Management
  • Intensive In-Home Services
  • Case Management
  • Group Therapy
  • Family Support Groups
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  • Journey Program - School Based Mental Health - provide therapeutic services to students currently experiencing emotional and behavioral disruption in the school setting
www.dchsystem.com/our_services/mental_health_north_harbor_pavilion.aspx
(205)330-3838
Northport Medical Center, Tuscaloosa County
North Harbor is the beginning of healing. Located on the campus of Northport Medical Center in Tuscaloosa County, North Harbor is a facility for adult and geriatric individuals that are seeking psychiatric treatment.
Programs
  • Adult Program - serves adults ages 18 and older who are experiencing symptoms that require 24-hour acute inpatient psychiatric treatment and care
  • Geriatric Program - safe and secure program for geriatric individuals who are experiencing symptoms that require 24-hour acute inpatient psychiatric treatment and care
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www.choicesal.org
(205)759-5433
2350 Hargrove Road East, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405
The Choices Family Clinic is part of Sav-a-Life Tuscaloosa offering pregnancy services and resources throughout Tuscaloosa County.
  • Free and Confidential Services
  • Pregnancy Testing
  • Pregnancy Options Counseling
  • Limited Ultrasounds
  • Abortion Education
  • Community Resources and Referrals
  • Pregnancy Loss Support
  • Post-Abortion Support
  • Volunteer Opportunities Avalaible
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www.fivehorizons.org
(205)759-8470
2720 6th street, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Local organization that strives to provide high-quality, patient-centered medical, prevention, testing and case management services
Limited Primary Care
  • Allergic Rhinitis
  • Annual Wellness Examinations
  • Asthma
  • Bronchitis
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Influenza (Flu)
  • Sinusitis
  • Sprains and Muscle Strain
  • Strep Throat
  • Upper Respiratory Infections
  • Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
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Preventive Treatment and Testing
Hepatitis C (HCV) Testing
  • The OraQuick Rapid HCV Test
  • Mobile Testing in a community near you
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing
  • The OraQuick Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test - Available at no cost
  • Alere Determine HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo - $20 per test
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Prevention Education Services
  • SISTA - Sisters Informing Sisters on Topics about AIDS) - peer-led, social skills training program aimed at preventing HIV infection in African-American women
  • West Alabama Probationer and Parolee HIV/HCV Testing Program - represents a collaborative effort between Five Horizons Health Services, The University of Alabama, the State of Alabama Probation and Parole Offices, and the Alabama Department of Public Health HIV/AIDS Division of Prevention and Care designed to provide HIV- and HCV-related education, testing, and linkage-to-care to probationers and parolees
  • Hispanic/Latinx Outreach - committed to providing effective outreach and testing to the Hispanic community
  • PreExposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) - Wwen taken as directed - a once-daily pill - PrEP is 92% effective in preventing HIV infection
STD/STI Testing and Treatment
  • Chlamydia
  • Gonorrhea
  • Syphilis
  • Trichomoniasis
  • Herpes/HSV
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Supportive Services
Medical Case Management
  • Oversight of Medication Adherence and Medical Appointment Compliance
  • Insurance Enrollment
  • Drug Payment Assistance Program Enrollment
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Non-Medical Case Management
  • Medical Transportation
  • Support Groups
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  • Mental Health/Substance Abuse Counseling
  • Emergency Financial Assistance
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    Housing
    • Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program - eligible clients are offered reduced-rent housing.
    • Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program - eligible clients in rural areas are offered reduced-rent housing
    • The Tuscaloosa Housing Authority provides a specific number of housing slots to eligible clients.
    • Five Horizons’ Kind Heart Homes are provided to eligible clients at reduced rent.
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    • Counseling - houses the Tuscaloosa Center for Cognitive Therapy
    • HIV Case Management Services - eliminates barriers to care for those living with HIV such as Financial challenges, housing issues, lack of transportation, or mental health struggles
    www.alabamapublichealth.gov/tuscaloosa
    (205)562-6900
    2350 Hargrove Road East, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405
    The Tuscaloosa County Health Department offers clinical, home health and environmental services to the public. Certified copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates may be obtained from the health department.
    Clinical Services
    • All Kids - low-cost, comprehensive healthcare coverage program for children under age 19. Benefits include regular checkups and immunizations, sick child doctor visits, prescriptions, vision and dental care, hospitalization, mental health and substance abuse services, and much more
    • Dental - provided for all children covered by Alabama's Medicaid Program
    • Family Planning – counseling and birth control
    • Women's Health – Pap Smear, and Breast and Cervical Program
    • Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) - Testing, Treatment, Counseling, and Partner Notification
    • Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) - Application, Voucher Issuance, and Nutrition Counseling
    • Medicaid Enrollment
    • Vaccinations - Influenza, Pneumococcal and Foreign Travel
    • Medicaid Assistance Program (MAPS)
    • Fee Income Schedule (based on income)
    • Tuberculosis Testing and Treatment
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    Environmental Services
    • Public Health Nuisance Complaint Investigations
    • Food Service Inspections - View Food Scores for Area Establishments
    • Hotel Inspections and Public Pools
    • Jail and Prison Inspections
    • Body Art Facility Inspections
    • Camp Inspections
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    • Small and Large Flow Development - Applications and Permits
    • Onsite Sewage - Applications and Permites
    • Solid Waste Facilities and Vehicles - Applications and Permits
    • Garbage Exemption - Applications
    • Septic Tank, Grease Trap, and Holding Tanks - Applications and Permits
    • Sewage Tank Pumper - Applications and Permits
    • Vector Control
    • Rabies Control - Testing and Bite Management
    • Private Well Water Testing
    • Vital Records - Birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates
    • Diabetes Coalition - goal is to improve the lives of Tuscaloosa residents at risk or affected by diabetes through community advocacy, education, awareness, and services
      • World Diabetes Day - November 14, Wear Blue!
    • SMARTS Program - Setting Myself Apart Reaching Toward Success - delivers pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection prevention services to high risk youth between the ages of 13 and 19 in the Tuscaloosa, Bibb, and Pickens County areas. Facilities served include, but are not limited to, Tuscaloosa County Juvenile Detention Center; Special Programming for Achievement Network (SPAN); Re-Direction, Education, Accountability, Collaboration, Home Stability (REACH); YouthBuild; Upward Bound; National Social Work Enrichment Program; and local foster care group homes

    www.tuscaloosa-aa.org
    AATuscaloosa@gmail.com
    Find 12 step peer support meetings in Tuscaloosa and surrounding areas to quit drinking alcohol.
    www.tuscaloosa.bhgrecovery.com
    (205)752-5857
    1001 Mimosa Park Rd., Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
    Center Offering medication assisted treatment (suboxone and methadone) along with counseling for opioid addiction.
    www.bradfordhealth.com/locations/tuscaloosa-regional-office
    (205)750-0227
    515 Energy Center Boulevard, Northport, AL 35472
    Bradford location that draws from medical and clinical research, we incorporate proven 12-Step principles and take a team approach to treating patients and their families. emphasizes the value of continuing care
    Services
    • Intensive Outpatient (IOP) for adults and adolescents
    • Continuing Care for adults and adolescents
    • Adult outpatient and family-support programs
    • 12-Step meetings
    • Educational classes
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    www.phoenixhousetuscaloosa.com
    (205)758-3867
    700 35th Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
    Treatment provider providing opportunities for addiction recovery in both residential and outpatient levels of care. The primary mission is to assist individuals in their recovery from alcohol and drug addiction and help them return to society as productive members. Success is achieved through individual, group and family counseling, vocational and adult education, life skills training, and job training/placements.
    • Transitional Residential Treatment
    • Clinically managed low-intensity residental treatment
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    http://www.prideoftuscaloosa.org
    pridetuscaloosa@gmail.com | (205)764-0351
    2009 Paul W. Bryant Dr. Suite C, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
    Non-profit agency in the Tuscaloosa area that informs and educates the parents, students, and community about the use and abuse of alcohol and drugs.
    Programs
    • Have a little PRIDE - elementary prevention program specifically designed for elementary aged students in West Alabama
    • SPAN program and Grad Academy - students are allowed to speak their minds about their personal beliefs regarding drug use as well as what led them to those beliefs. The root of the engagement is to make sure the students better understand addiction and the consequences that come with the decision to use and abuse substances
    • Middle and High School Programs - PRIDE is heavily involved throughout the City and County School Systems to make sure students are allowed the opportunity to receive prevention education
    • Tobacco Free Alabama - PRIDE is beginning its second year working with the Alabama Department of Public Health as a mini-grantee for the youth tobacco free initiative
    • ABC Board - partners with the ABC Board of the State of Alabama to bring their program "Underage, Under Arrest" to local high schools

    www.tuscaloosa.va.gov
    (205)554-2000
    3701 Loop Rd. East, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
    VA center provides primary care, long-term health care and mental health care services to eligible Veterans in the VA Southeast Network (Veterans Integrated Service Network. The Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center provides access to secondary and tertiary care services.
    Health Services
    • Crisis Prevention
    • Mental Health
    • Prescription Refills
    • PTSD
    • Public Health
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    Benefits
    • Disability Compensation
    • Pension
    • GI Bill
    • Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
    • Dependents’ Educational Assistance
    • Survivor Benefits
    • Home Loans
    • Life Insurance
    • Appeals Modernization
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    Burials and Memorials
    • Cemetery Services
    • Burials
    • Headstones Markers and Medallions
    • Presidential Memorial Certificates
    • Burial Flags
    • Burial Allowance
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