December 16, 2020 By Kayla Goggin Courthouse News Service https://www.courthousenews.com/georgia-sheriff-urges-panel-to-toss-order-requiring-better-jail-conditions/ ATLANTA (CN) — An attorney for a Georgia sheriff asked an 11th Circuit panel Wednesday to overturn an order ending more »
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2021 By Brandy Simpkins Connect Savannah https://www.connectsavannah.com/savannah/savannah-police-deem-launch-of-behavioral-health-unit-as-a-major-success-of-2020/Content?oid=15781820 In September, the Savannah Police Department launched Georgia’s first law-enforcement team created specifically to address incidents involving people experiencing mental-health and more »
Read MoreDec 21, 2020 By Anthony Nedelman, Ph.D. NAMI https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/December-2020/The-Mental-Health-of-the-Modern-Dad Like most men, I find myself unable to keep all the plates spinning nicely on their poles. As a husband, father more »
Read More12/22/2020 NAMI https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-News/2020/NAMI-Celebrates-Wins-for-Mental-Health-in-COVID-Relief-and-FY-2021-Federal-Budget Late yesterday, Congress passed major legislation (a bill combining the FY 2021 federal budget and COVID-relief provisions) that includes big wins for mental health — provisions that NAMI fought more »
Read MoreNov 30, 2020 By Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service Gwinnett Daily Post https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/health/mental-health-services-in-georgia-focus-of-state-commission/article_14140964-b5b1-5c33-8805-b2a4f9aa3832.html The sight of the woman lying on the floor of a windowless jail cell is a more »
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