Grading the States 2006: Alabama

Overall Grade: D Category Grades: Infrastructure: C Information Access: F Services: D Recovery Supports: D-

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $60.95 38 Per Capita Income $25,006 41 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $274 25 Suicide Rank 28 (tied with Wisconsin)

Recent Innovations Jail diversion programs and prison reforms Outreach to  people with mental illness who are deaf  Elimination of restraints and seclusion at Taylor Hardin

Urgent Needs Funding for community services More supportive housing options Supported employment and other recovery-oriented services

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