Who We Are

The Alabama Psychiatric Medication Review Team (APMRT) is a collaborative group of licensed behavior analysts, a behavioral pharmacologist, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, and a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Together, we work with Alabama Department of Human Resources (ALDHR) to serve foster families and families involved with ALDHR. 

Mission

In response to a federal mandate, the APMRT's mission is to serve the behavioral and medication needs of Alabama's foster children and children at risk of being placed in foster care. Our mission is to support Alabama’s DHR-involved youth by providing comprehensive resources to address behavioral challenges and advocate for effective and appropriate psychotropic medication use. We promote collaborative and thoughtful approaches to psychotropic medication management while empowering youth, stakeholders, and the community with knowledge, advocacy, and skills to foster stability and long-term success.

• Behavioral Needs: The APMRT works closely with biological, foster and adoptive families to provide parent training and behavioral interventions to treat challenging behaviors that medications are often used to manage.
• Medication Needs: The APMRT collaborates with various stakeholders to monitor and advocate for effective and appropriate psychotropic medication use in Alabama's foster youth.