New mental health care facility opens in Madison County [Video]

MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A new mental health facility is open in the Huntsville-Madison area that will offer care and treatment, which it says is the first of its kind in the area.

The opening of Longleaf Recovery and Wellness signals the beginning of much-needed mental health and substance abuse treatment, as providers are struggling to keep up with the demand for resources in North Alabama.

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“Treatment is important and it’s important in this county because of the lack of resources that are located here,” said Breana Marshall, Clinical Director at Longleaf.

The creation of the facility comes just one month after the opening of the Hoover Recovery Center, a mental health asset for those also suffering from substance abuse.

“It’s very rare that we see a case where a client comes in that has a substance use disorder …