About Us

About Us

Building Stronger Communities and Lives

Who We Are

Engagement, Collaboration, Education

VitAL is a trusted partnership between Alabama state agencies and the University of Alabama. VitAL is a research, implementation, training and education initiative that aims to improve the lived experience of Alabamians with mental health, substance use, and trauma-related challenges. The VitAL team works with community and organizational stakeholders across all of Alabama’s 67 counties.

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We Support

Community Stakeholders

Individuals with mental health, substance use and trauma-related challenges
Agencies and practitioners providing services,

including community-based organizations, hospitals, and peer-run organizations

Federal, State, and Local Governments
Managed care organizations
Employers/workforce
Academia
Our Services

Making a Difference in the Lives of Alabamians

Vital is comprehensively working towards making a difference in the lives of Alabamians through its relationships with community stakeholders and the provision of services in the state of Alabama through four strategic areas of expertise:

Training and Education

VitAL’s representatives are providing training and education to facilitate a positive change in Alabama’s transformation in service and stigma in our population. The education and training is geared toward Students, Community Members, Workforce, Support People/Caregivers

Research and Evaluation

VitAL is committed to supporting the research and evaluation needs of Alabama organizations, including assessing needs, identifying and securing potential collaborators and partners, and generating reports, white papers, and peer-reviewed articles.

Service and Implementation

VitAL is committed to ensuring that services and implementation efforts across our state are evidence-informed.

Community Engagement

Vital is committed to seeing positive outcomes in areas such as crisis care, housing, and prevention. Vital meets with community stakeholders individually so that they contextualize and use data insights to provide the highest level of service, which is critical to achieving and sustaining positive change and improving the lives and well-being of Alabamians.

Our Approach

VitAL uses evidenced based practices while aligning principles of research with a focus on outcomes in all aspects of service provision, evaluation, training, advocacy, and community engagement.

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