The Jefferson, Blount, St. Clair Mental Health Authority in Birmingham announced they would be naming their new mental health crisis center after Dr. Richard Craig, a former JBS executive director and longtime advocate for the mental health community.
Jim Crego executive director at JBS Mental Health Authority and Dr. Sabrina Scott at the site of the future Birmingham Crisis Care Center for mental health emergencies.This week the Jefferson, Blount, St. Clair Mental Health Authority in Birmingham announced they would be naming their new mental health crisis center after Dr. Richard Craig.
The press release added that Craig also received the NAMI Alabama Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 and the annual Alabama Institute for Recovery H.O.P.E. Award in 2011, which is given to an individual or organization for their statewide efforts to unify and benefit various stakeholders in the mental illness arena.
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