2026 CHNA Implementation Strategy

PARENT AND CAREGIVER SAFETY EDUCATION

Childrenʼs of Alabama served as a partner to the community for parent and caregiver health and safety education during the 2023-2025 period.

Psychiatric Intake Response Center (“PIRC”) - PIRC, located in the Emergency Department at Children’s, is a free, confidential phone response center designed to help adult callers and community providers in finding the appropriate level of mental health care. These services are provided via telephone by licensed mental health clinicians trained to assess a child or teen’s mental, emotional, and behavioral needs and recommend the best treatment options.

During the evaluation period, PIRC statistics included: 2,174 2,300 calls, averaging 181 a month Over

Emergency Department psychiatric consults, averaging 366 a month 4,395

providers in the PIRC database statewide and surrounding states in the Southeast. Focused e‡orts were to more ARC programs; autism, psychological, and neuropsychological testing providers; residential facilities; and certified adoption-competent and registered play therapists.

35+ events Attended an average of

200+ hours of PIRC outreach events eclipsed 5,500 community members. Impacted population by the

that PIRC either exhibited, sponsored or educated the community, with more than half reaching Alabama’s rural counties.

CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA

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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY