Alliance Healthcare Services :: Our December Nonprofit of the Month {2022}
Mental Health Affects us All
Mental Health is more important than ever. And taking that first step in your journey towards wellness can feel challenging. In the last few years, as celebrities and others have begun speaking out about their own struggles with mental illness, we’ve begun to more actively promote our services to the community. With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for Alliance’s services has grown exponentially. Anxiety is high, and people are seeking help in greater numbers than ever before.
To address the mental health needs of Memphis and Shelby County, we focus on providing outpatient, intensive outpatient, home-based, school-based, and community-based programs to people of all ages with many types of behavioral health challenges. Families never want to find themselves in the place where they feel hopeless to help themselves or their children, but at Alliance Healthcare Services therapists, clinicians, and a team of devoted, passionate professionals can treat the whole person and meet you where you are on your journey. That’s why we work with you strategically and collaboratively to understand what is actually taking place in your life before we make any recommendations on treatment.
No More Stigma; Let’s Talk about It
One in five Americans suffers from a mental illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. And mental illnesses start showing symptoms by age 14. As in all of our service areas, our approach to treating children and families is based on a keen awareness of social determinants of health, the economic and social conditions that influence individual and group differences in health. We see patients from single family households and a vast array of trauma and adverse childhood experiences. And like in other service areas, COVID lockdowns and social isolation combined with an increasing acceptance of mental health in popular media means our volume in this area has increased significantly since 2019. And just like in the other services areas, our team approach is key – it’s not just a therapist, it’s a whole team wrapping itself around each patient, from psychiatrist and practitioner to case manager and family support therapist.
With You, We Keep the ALL in Alliance
Whether you or someone you love is in need of Alliance’s services and need help now in Crisis, Housing, Addiction, Mental Health, or Children & Families, or you and your community want to help Alliance on our journey to promote wellness and reduce mental health stigma, we are here for you. Visit www.Alliance-hs.org to learn more about impact in Memphis and Shelby County, Donation & Volunteer opportunities, and our vast network of community partners.
Alliance Healthcare Services is a community mental health services provider that has over 40 years serving Shelby County and is available to serve anyone in need of mental health care services, regardless of their ability to pay. Call 901-369-1410 for an appointment or 901-577-9400 for the Alliance Healthcare Services Crisis Hotline. If you or someone you love is struggling, Alliance Healthcare Services is there to help.
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