Who We Are
Community-Based Provider | Since 1967 | Personal Service
Community-Based ProviderSince 1967Personal Service
Board of Directors
The Mental Health Center of North Central Alabama Inc Board of Directors is made up of volunteers appointed by elected officials from the municipalities of Athens, Decatur, Hartselle, and Moulton and from the counties of Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan. Updated June 2024.
Judy Thomas
Morgan County
President
Bert Pippen
Freda Stephenson
City of Moulton
Treasurer
Terrina Bolden
Blythe Bowman
Marty Fisher
Limestone County
Member
Wanda Fry
City of Athens
Member
John Griffith
Morgan County
Member
Judy Henry
City of Moulton
Member
Crawford King
City of Decatur
Member
Rita Lee
City of Hartselle
Member
Kris Long
Lawrence County
Member
Lisa Payne
City of Athens
Member
Franklin Penn
City of Hartselle
Member
Jennifer Sittason
City of Hartselle
Member
Helen Thompson
Limestone County
Member
Henry White
City of Athens
Member
John Whitley
City of Decatur
Member
Serving the Community for Over Half a Century
The Mental Health Center of North Central Alabama Inc is a public, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that has provided psychiatric and mental health services for Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan counties Alabama since 1967. The Mental Health Center can date its origins back to the Federal Community Mental Health Center Act and Act 310 of the Alabama State Legislature in 1967. Our mission is to do what we can to provide treatment, education and assistance to people affected by mental health and substance use issues.
Services provided by the Mental Health Center includes: counseling and therapy for adults, children and families, co-occurring substance use treatment, treatment for people with mental illnesses, in-home treatment services, case management, geriatric programs, psychiatric assessment, medication prescription, and other programs that serve the mental health needs of the north central Alabama community.
Programs include Decatur Morgan Counseling Center (DMCC), Moulton- Lawrence Counseling Center (MLCC), Athens -Limestone Counseling Center (ALCC), The Albany Clinic for Children (CTAC), Options Geriatric Program and others. The Center has approximately 140 staff including psychiatrists, nurses, clinicians, social workers, counselors, case managers and numerous support personnel. Services are provided at outpatient clinics, local schools, nursing homes, courthouses, and other locations. During 2023 the Mental Health Center provided treatment services for over 3,525 children and adults.
United Way of Athens-Limestone County
at www.unitedwayathenslimestone.com
