The mission of Birmingham Group Health Services, Inc. is to improve community health and quality of life of individuals by providing mental health, addiction and domestic violence services.

Health

The Umbrella, a program of Birmingham Group Health Services, Inc., is designed to provide advocacy for victims of domestic violence both in the court system and in the community. The Umbrella staff provide crisis counseling, court accompaniment, assistance in obtaining temporary restraining orders, safety planning, assistance with finding shelter, referrals to other domestic violence programs, advocacy with the police, and many other crucial services. The Umbrella also operates a 24-hour crisis hotline to provide victims with immediate access to crisis intervention services. The Umbrella offeres temporary emergency safe shelter at Antoinette's House for battered women and children who are fleeing from domestic violence. In addition, The Cherish Program (Caring Home for Elderly Receiving Insight Safety and Healing) is a "virtual shelter" program for late life victims of domestic violence, offering victims a safe option as opposed to living in an abusive home environment.