Judy Fitzgerald, the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) commissioner, told GPB’s Donna Lowry how opioid-related overdose deaths have greatly escalated ...

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After the 90-day to 12-month restoration period, DBHDD conducts another evaluation and provides a report to the court summarizing the doctor’s findings, observations, opinion and recommendation (s).

DBHDD is also working with community groups to make sure that people are receiving services not only with correct translation but that the language a counselor is using is culturally appropriate ...

In an interview with Donna Lowry, DBHDD Commissioner Kevin Tanner discusses how he deals with the costly struggles of a depleted workforce and how last year's mental health bill has started to ...

DBHDD has hired a 988 outreach manager, and within the next few months will launch several awareness campaigns, funded through $1 million in federal dollars.

DBHDD is implementing a 14-bed jail-based restoration program at the Chatham County jail, which will fund a full-time jail in-reach coordinator and a full-time forensic peer.

This week the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) will host the 2019 Unspoken Wounds Conference to support mental health for Georgia’s veterans and ...

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) is celebrating a historic amount of funding — nearly $700 million for mental health resources and improvements.

Climate change, other factors can impact mental health. See how you can help someone struggling. With funding in place, Richmond County plans to get fleet of electric school buses for 2025 'We're ...

DBHDD contracts with Behavioral Health Link to provide the Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL), which offers 24/7 appointments, referrals and mobile crisis dispatch.