Alabama Reentry Resources
Find Help After Release
Housing, health care, food, recovery support, transportation and work. Choose the kind of help you need, search your city or ZIP code, or use your location to see what is closest to you.
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Help from anywhere
Quick access
These seven services are not tied to one location. You can reach them from anywhere in Alabama.
211 Connects Alabama
Statewide referrals
One free call connects you to food, housing, utility help, health care and other community programs anywhere in Alabama.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Crisis support, 24/7
Free, confidential support for anyone in emotional distress or crisis. Call or text 988 from any phone, any time, anywhere in the country.
AirTalk Wireless
Phone service
Free smartphone and monthly service through the federal Lifeline program. Qualify through Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, Section 8 or a veterans pension.
Connect Alabama
Behavioral health app
Free app from the Alabama Department of Mental Health and VitAL with helplines, a treatment locator and free naloxone access. Works offline.
Correctional Health Services
Health insurance
Help enrolling in health insurance that may cost you little or nothing each month. Call CHS and they will walk you through it. You must act within 60 days of release — do not wait.
FindTreatment.gov
Treatment finder
The federal government’s directory of state-licensed treatment for substance use and mental health, searchable by location, insurance and type of care. The helpline is free, confidential and open every day of the year, in English and Spanish.
InMed Rx
Discharge medications
An extra 30-day supply of your discharge medication. Take the InMed Rx card from your release packet to a participating pharmacy, or call. You must enroll within 60 days of release — do not wait until your medication runs out.