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Alabama is in the midst of a mental health crisis. Young people today are more anxious, more lonely and more depressed than any generation before them.

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And loneliness can sometimes lead to tragedy. Students who struggle with their mental health sometimes act out violently, harming themselves or others. In the past, patients who called 911 while in a mental health crisis were taken to a hospital emergency room or to jail. Neither location offered the kind of treatment they needed. Now patients have access to one of sixThe mental health department also hasaround the state, which offer non-emergency treatments. All centers are available to patients whether or not they have health insurance.

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