Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services:

Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as

• Qualified sign language interpreters
• Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)

Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as

• Qualified interpreters
• Information written in other languages

If you need these services, contact Jamie Endsley, Human Resources Director.

If you believe that Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with Jamie Endsley, Human Resources Director, 6869 5th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35212, Phone (205) 838-2086, FAX (205) 838-4063, or e-mail [email protected]. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or e-mail. If you need help filing a grievance, Jamie Endsley, Human Resources Director, is available to assist you.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue SW

Room 509F, HHH Building

Washington, D.C. 20201

1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/filing-with-ocr/index.html