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The Arkansas Council for Behavioral Health is a newly formed coalition of provider organizations that serve Arkansans with a mental health and/or substance use disorder. Created by a partnership between two longstanding advocacy organizations, the Council is now comprised of 26 members that include Arkansas’ designated Community Mental Health Centers, several certified Behavioral Health Agencies and Substance Abuse Treatment Centers, and a wide range of other specialized treatment providers that represent a comprehensive system of care covering all 75 counties in the state. The Mental Health Council of Arkansas recently approved a restructuring that incorporates members from the dissolved Behavioral Health Providers Association under the new name of the Arkansas Council for Behavioral Health. Combined, member organizations employ a workforce of 5,000 people who provide outpatient and school-based counseling, community outreach, medication management, structured day treatment, and residential care to over 150,000 children, adolescents, and adults in Arkansas who experience a mental health and/or substance use disorder. As one in every five people will experience a diagnosable behavioral health condition in a given year, it is critical to the quality of life and overall health of Arkansas communities that this broad network of high quality and accessible behavioral health care is readily available to all in need.

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  Mental Health Council of Arkansas tackled challenges to respond to COVID-19 crisis
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  Help available for COVID-19 mental health struggles
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Help available for COVID-19 mental health struggles

Anxiety, depression, stress, isolation, substance use, shame and fear: For many, these are the main effects of the coronavirus pandemic that continues to sweep through the U.S. with no end in sight.by Karl Richter Jul. 24 2020 @ 3:54pm Texarkana Gazette

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The Mental Health Council, a non-profit organization representing each of Arkansas’s 12 community mental health centers and two specialty centers, want to reassure the community that its member organizations stand committed to helping clients displaced by the closing of Little Rock Community Mental Health Center (LRCMHC), a long-standing behavioral healthcare organization. LRCMHC recently announced it will no longer provide services to clients after September 23rd. New state programs and federal changes have created a challenging environment for many service providers to operate.

Earlier this year, The Centers for Youth and Families became the official Community Mental Health Center for Region 6, which covers Little Rock and south Pulaski County. Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) provide indigent populations with access to mental health services and are supported by state and federal dollars.