Starting in March, the call response record for that resource, the Georgia Crisis and Access Line, and its newer national counterpart, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, plummeted in the state. The 988 line was created during President Donald Trump’s first term.
Police officers are often the first to respond to someone experiencing a mental health crisis, but many don’t have the training or resources to handle the situation. A new mobile response program in Southwest Georgia could help.
The I-75/85 Downtown Connector was shut down for hours as rescue units talked a man safely off the ledge of the MARTA Civic Center Station, which crosses the multilane highway.
The Oak Hill Child and Adolescent Center will continue to offer its regular services. The new crisis center is one of three recommended to meet the area’s mental health needs.
The family of a Georgia woman who died last year after she fell from a moving patrol car has filed a civil rights lawsuit. The lawsuit announced Wednesday says sheriff's deputies improperly arrested her and ultimately caused her death.
At many U.S. hospitals, children and teens are stuck in the emergency department for days or weeks because psychiatric beds are full. Massachussets has a simple, yet promising solution.
