Certified Community
Behavioral Health Clinics
Children’s Outpatient Services
Transforming Behavioral Health Care in Alabama
AltaPointe Health is proud to be among the first providers in Alabama selected for the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) designation. This national initiative is designed to enhance access to comprehensive, high-quality behavioral health services for individuals across our state.
What is a CCBHC?
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics are specially designated centers that deliver a broad range of mental health and substance use disorder services. The CCBHC model is designed to improve access to care, integrate services, and ensure individuals receive timely, coordinated treatment that addresses both behavioral and physical health needs.
Key services provided through CCBHCs include:
- 24/7 crisis services
- Integrated care for mental health and substance use disorders
- Primary care screening and monitoring
- Evidence-based practices and treatment
- Care coordination across providers and systems
Alabama’s Selection and AltaPointe’s Role
In 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), selected Alabama as one of 10 new states to join the CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program. This designation follows Alabama’s successful development of the infrastructure and partnerships needed to meet CCBHC standards.
As the designated mental health provider for seven counties—Baldwin, Clay, Coosa, Mobile, Talladega, Randolph, and Washington—AltaPointe is uniquely positioned to expand the reach and impact of behavioral health services in our region.
Supporting Children and Teens Ages 3–19
AltaPointe Health offers outpatient mental health services for children and teens aged 3 to 19. Our goal is to help young people overcome emotional and behavioral challenges so they can thrive at home, in school, and in their communities.
We serve families in Alabama’s Mobile Bay and east-central regions. Our team uses evidence-based treatments tailored to each child’s unique needs.
Our Services
Treatment plans are personalized and may include:
- Comprehensive assessments
- Supportive and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Family therapy
- Play and expressive therapies
- Social skills training
- Medication management
- Care coordination
- Day treatment programs
If a child is in crisis or poses a danger to themselves or others, we may refer them to BayPointe Hospital, the region’s only free-standing psychiatric hospital for children and teens.
Specialized Programs
We offer a range of programs to meet diverse needs:
For patients with severe and persistent mental illness requiring a variety of services within the AltaPointe system and externally from various community resources Learn more ➧
Child and Adolescent Crisis Response Team – Mobile & Baldwin Counties
Sometimes children need extra help especially in times of crisis. Mobile and Baldwin Counties The primary goal of the Child and Adolescent Crisis Response Team is to help find a… Learn more ➧
Children’s Day Treatment – Mobile County
For severely emotionally disturbed students enrolled in grades 1-8 of the Mobile County Public School System Learn more ➧
Children’s Day Treatment – Baldwin County
For children and adolescents whose behavioral and emotional problems hinder their normal development in school and at home. Learn more ➧
First Episode Psychosis program
Psychosis is the onset of a serious mental illness and includes symptoms such as seeing and hearing things that others do not strange or bizarre beliefs or disorganized thinking. Typical… Learn more ➧
In-Home Family Intervention Program
For children in significant emotion distress and at risk for out-of-home placement due to the severity of their situation Learn more ➧
Reaching & Encouraging Active Parenting – REAP
AltaPointe’s program for educating parents Learn more ➧
AltaPointe offers school-based therapy services in some area public schools as well as a summer day treatment program on the BayPointe Children’s Hospital campus. Learn more ➧
Therapy & Psychiatric Services
For children ages 4 to 18 exhibiting one or more of a broad range of mental health deficiencies Learn more ➧
Getting Started
To learn more or schedule an appointment, call our Access to Care at (251) 450-2211.