AltaPointe Health: Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - May is celebrated as Mental Health Awareness Month. Our partners at AltaPointe Health are helping Studio10 shed some light on some very important topics surrounding mental health.

CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK

This week, May 3-9, is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week – a time to recognize the importance of nurturing young minds and supporting their emotional well-being. It’s also a time for families, schools, and communities to come together to promote positive mental health, reduce stigma, and empower children to express their feelings. Nicolette Harvey, hospital administrator for BayPointe Children’s Hospital, joined Studio10 to share some ways that AltaPointe Health is doing just that.

CMHAW POSTER CONTEST

Every year, the Alabama Department for Mental Health (ADMH) hosts a statewide contest inviting young artists, particularly those receiving services from community mental health providers across Alabama, to create artwork that reflects themes of mental health awareness and acceptance. For 2026, ADMH chose an artwork piece from a young patients at BayPointe Hospital to be featured on posters across Alabama.

CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

AltaPointe Health provides a wide variety of programs and services to meet diverse levels of needs for kids in our community, including:

1. Outpatient Therapy & Psychiatric Services
2. Case Management Services
3. School-Based Therapy
4. In-Home Family Intervention
5. Children’s Day Treatment Programs
6. First Episode Psychosis
7. Active Parenting Education
8. Child & Adolescent Crisis Response Team
9. Intensive Residential Treatment
10. Inpatient Crisis Care

To learn more, call AltaPointe’s Access to Care at (251) 450-2211. AltaPointe Health has multiple locations throughout Mobile, Baldwin and Washington Counties to meet families close to home with the care they need. Find a clinic near you at https://altapointe.org/about/locations/.