FROM AUTAUGA COUNTY PROBATE JUDGE KIM KERVIN
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s one month each year that’s dedicated to shining a spotlight on mental health conditions, concerns, disabilities, and treatments. It’s 31 days committed to educating, having genuine conversations, and opening up about how these issues affect our residents each and every day.
It’s easy to become frustrated with the mental health system. It is not anywhere near perfect. Autauga county is committing to taking small steps each and every day to combat the problem. This week, we presented our Prattville Police Department with mental health information packets for their patrol car. The packets contain information for families as well as contact numbers for our local mental health team members. Not just in the month of May, but each and every day, our Prattville officers and Autauga County Sheriff deputies are working hard to help our city and county residents who struggle with mental illness.
