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Faulkner University tells Montgomery County commission it is expanding therapy, veterans and special‑needs services and seeks partnership
Summary
Faulkner University President Mitch Henry outlined a suite of health and special‑needs services — including a Center for Therapy and Research that has delivered about 50,000 free clinic visits, a veterans mental‑health clinic (grand opening 2026‑03‑06) and a planned inclusive playground — and asked the commission to consider partnering on operations and future visits to campus.
Faulkner University President Mitch Henry told the Montgomery County Commission that the university has built a growing set of health‑care programs aimed at filling gaps in services for children, adults with special needs and veterans. "Since it opened, we provided and we will provide and celebrate by the end of this month 50,000 free therapy visits for children and adults," Henry said, describing the university’s Center for Therapy and Research and its PATH training program for health‑care workers.
Henry said Faulkner offers speech‑language pathology, physical and occupational therapy and licensed clinical mental‑health counseling and is developing a CTI program to serve children from birth through young adulthood. He described an…
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