National Council for Mental Wellbeing

May 19, 2023 – Georgia’s new 988 mental health hotline service, which launched last summer, was recognized on Friday as a model for other states. But some Democratic lawmakers in the Legislature say last-minute budget cuts made by the governor’s office could hamper the planned expansion of 988.

The Georgia Crisis and Access Line, was included in the NASMHPD group that was awarded the Transformation Transfer Initiative.

ATLANTA — State officials have launched a new mobile application to support the Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL), a 24/7 hotline offering free and confidential access to services for mental illness, substance use disorders, and intellectual and developmental...

Last week, Sue Ann O’Brien LPC, MBA, of Behavioral Health Link, testified before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee.   The hearing, called “Strengthening Communications Networks to...