Each year the Alabama Department of Mental Health joins statewide and national organizations to promote National Mental Health Month, observed in May. Throughout the month, various advocacy organizations will host events statewide, and ADMH will present its 8th annual Capitol Showcase Consumer Art Exhibition.

Art Exhibition Details
More than 100 consumers around the state with mental illnesses, developmental disabilities, substance use disorders or co-occurring disorders will showcase their artwork throughout the month at the Capitol. The exhibition promotes consumer dignity and helps the public gain a better understanding of the individuals ADMH serves. This exhibition is about more than just the artists’ work.

DOTHAN—Troy University will present a summer camp in June at the Dothan Campus that aims to inspire local girls to excel in mathematics and science.

“Mathematics, the Queen of Sciences” will be held June 10-13 at the Dothan Campus for girls in 7th-9th grade.  Admission is free and open to any girls with a strong interest in math or science; however the camp is limited to only 20 participants. Girls will be selected based on submitted essays, evaluation of recent grades and teacher recommendations.

The deadline for registration has been extended through Friday, May 3.

For more information about how to apply contact Dr. Vijaya Gompa, professor of mathematics at the TROY Dothan Campus, at (334) 983-6556 or vgompa@troy.edu.

The American Red Cross Blood Services, Alabama and Central Gulf Coast Region, which supplies blood to approximately 100 hospitals, needs 600 blood donors each day to meet the needs of patients in the region.  Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org to make an appointment to donate blood or platelets.

A blood drive is being held in Dothan today, April 30th, from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Dothan High School.

To give blood, you must weigh at least 110 pounds; you must be at least 17 years old (16 with parental consent), and you must be in general good health.