Brewer/Porch Childrens Center
Last updated on Dec 3, 2020
  • County or local government funds
  • IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU)
  • Medicaid
  • Community Mental Health Center
  • Other State Funds
  • State Financed Health Insurance plan
  • State mental health agency
  • State welfare or child and family services funds

Contact Info

2501 Woodland Road
Tuscaloosa, AL - 35404

T (205) 348-7236

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About Brewer/Porch Childrens Center

Medicaid approved program.

Brewer-Porch Children's Center offers several residential and outpatient programs.

Residential Programs
Intensive Residential Treatment
Short-Term Treatment and Evaluation

Outpatient Programs
Adolescent Adaptive Skills Training
Outpatient Day Treatment

The Center was established by the Alabama Legislature in 1970 to provide a model treatment program for Alabama's special-needs children, adolescents, and their families. Our namesakes are Albert Brewer, a former governor of Alabama, and Ralph Porch, a former legislator. We are a program of the College of Community Health Sciences operated by the College's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine. Our activities at Brewer-Porch Children's Center are closely linked to the University's mission of service, teaching and research.

We serve as a teaching/learning site for students from The University of Alabama and other colleges and universities. Brewer-Porch is also a research site for faculty, students, and staff. We believe our participation in teaching and research are critical factors in keeping Brewer-Porch at the forefront of evidence-based practices and innovative treatment approaches.


Community Mental Health Center

Brewer/Porch Childrens Center is a certified Community Mental Health Center and therefore operates through federal and state funds made possible by the Community Mental Health Act. The purpose of these funds to make diagnosis and treatment available to low-income and indigent individuals. The services are either free or under a sliding-scale. These services are available to people of all ages who do not have health insurance.

County or Local Government Funds

Counties are often responsible for backing services like schools and hospitals. Brewer/Porch Childrens Center receives funding from either the county or another local government. This means that mental health services for local residents might be offered for free or at a reduced rate. Call to find out.

IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds

Brewer/Porch Childrens Center receives IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds.

Medicaid

All state Medicaid programs provide some mental health services. Brewer/Porch Childrens Center accepts Medicaid, a joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with low incomes and limited resources. Medicaid programs vary from state to state.

Community Mental Health Center

Community Mental Health Centers operate through federal and state funds made possible by the Community Mental Health Act. The purpose of these funds to make diagnosis and treatment available to low-income and indigent individuals. The services are either free or under a sliding-scale. These services are available to people of all ages who do not have health insurance. Brewer/Porch Childrens Center is a certified Community Mental Health Center therefore offers services to those who might not be able to afford them.

Other State funds

Brewer/Porch Childrens Center recieves funding from the state of Alabama other than traditional funding like Medicare, Medicaid, or Community Services Block grants. This means that it likely that these subsidies will translate to affordable or free mental health services to you. Call Brewer/Porch Childrens Center to find out.

State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Brewer/Porch Childrens Center receives State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds

Brewer/Porch Childrens Center Funds designed to finance the cost of treatment for mental health conditions.

State welfare or child and family services funds

Brewer/Porch Childrens Center recieves or accepts State welfare or child and family services funds.

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Insurance Coverage For Mental Health

Obamacare purchased from the Health Care Marketplaces covers Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Under the Health Care Law there are 10 categories of benefits. Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse Treatment are two of the 10.

If you have Affordable Care Act Coverage you will have mental health care coverage.

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