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RESOURCE GUIDE

Our 100+ Page collection of guidance and resources for those dealing with mental illness in DeKalb, Georgia. Some information is more local and some is broader, state and nation wide.
A hard-copy of NAMI DeKalb's Resource Guide is automatically sent to members upon joining. The digital version is the same as the physical.

Resource Guide - [TABLE OF CONTENTS]

SECTION I – ACCESS TO CARE ............................................................. 11 

  • CRISIS INFORMATION - IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO CARE .......................11 

    • Emergency Medical Services:..........................................................11 

    • Georgia Crisis and Access Line – GCAL:...........................................11 

    • DeKalb Regional Crisis Center:........................................................11 

    • Mobile Crisis Response Unit, exclusively within DeKalb County: ...12 

    • Mobile Crisis Services outside DeKalb County:...............................12 

    • Smart 911:.......................................................................................12

  • ACCESS TO CARE .................................................................................13

    • Community Service Boards/County Providers................................13 

    • DeKalb Community Service Board: .................................................13 

    • Fulton County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities: 13 

    • Helplines / Warmlines.....................................................................14

    • NAMI Help Line: ..............................................................................14

    • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: ..............................................14 

    • Other help lines: Veteran’s, SAMHSA, Teen Suicide, Voilence:......15 

    • Missing Persons: .............................................................................16

    • Alcoholics Anonymous Atlanta: ......................................................16 

    • Narcotics Anonymous World Service:.............................................16 

    • Eating Disorders Helpline:...............................................................16 

  • PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS.............................................................................17

    • Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL): ...........................................17 

    • Crisis Intervention Teams - CIT: ......................................................17 

    • DeKalb Regional Crisis Center:........................................................17 

    • DeKalb County Misdemeanor Mental Health Court:......................18 

    • DeKalb County Felony Mental Health Court:..................................18 

    • Forensic: .......................................................................................... 18 

    • Grady Behavioral Health Services: ..................................................18 

    • Wellness Recovery Action Plan – WRAP:........................................19 

  • VOLUNTARY vs. INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION and CONSUMER RIGHTS... 20 

    • Inpatient Treatment Criteria:..........................................................20

    • Outpatient Treatment Criteria:.......................................................20 

    • Voluntary Hospitalization: ..............................................................20 

    • Involuntary Hospitalization:............................................................20

    • Consumer Rights and Involuntary Mental Health Treatment: .......21 
      Georgia Office of Disability Services (Ombudsman): ......................21 

  • LEGAL ..................................................................................................22

    • Advanced Directive for Health Care:...............................................22 

    • Caring Connections: ........................................................................22 

    • The Bazelon Center for Law: ...........................................................22 

    • Power of Attorney and Durable Power of Attorney: ......................22 

    • Guardianship: .................................................................................. 22 

    • Legal Assistance in DeKalb County Jail:...........................................23 

    • DeKalb County Jail Information: .....................................................23 

    • Medications to DeKalb County Jail: ................................................23 

    • DeKalb County Misdemeanor Mental Health Court:......................23 

  • SOCIAL SECURITY ................................................................................27

    • Social Security Disability – SSDI/SSI: ...............................................27 

    • SSDI/SSI Benefits .............................................................................27

    • How to Apply for SSDI/SSI Benefits:................................................27 

    • Atlanta Social Security locations:....................................................27 

    • Additional websites:........................................................................28

    • Oversight for SSDI/SSI Benefits:......................................................28 

    • Benefits Navigator Program:...........................................................28

    • Special Needs Trust:........................................................................28

 

SECTION II – NAMI DEKALB COMMUNITY RESOURCES........... 30 

  • GEORGIA DBHDD REGIONS MAP ........................................................31 

    • State Psychiatric Hospitals .........................................................32

    • Private Psychiatric Hospitals ......................................................32

    • Community Services Areas..............................................................32 

  • BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITALS & RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES ... 34 

  • CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ..........................................................38 

  • CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ..........................................................39 

  • CHILDREN AND YOUTH .......................................................................42 

    • SPECIAL EDUCATION CONSULTANT/ADVOCATE.............................42 

    • SUPPORT SERVICES .........................................................................42 

    • TESTING, ASSESSMENTS, EVALUATIONS & TREATMENT................44 

    • RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT...............................................................45

    • COLLEGE PREPARATION AND CHALLENGES....................................45 

  • COUNSELING & THERAPY....................................................................47 

    • DBT THERAPISTS..............................................................................50

    • ORGANIZATIONS .............................................................................51

  • FINANCIAL ...........................................................................................52

  • LEGAL ..................................................................................................53

    • SOCIAL SECURITY LAW FIRMS.........................................................53 

    • ORGANIZATIONS .............................................................................54

    • ASSOCIATIONS ................................................................................55

  • RESEARCH - TRIALS..............................................................................58

  • SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT ........................................................59 

  • SUPPORT GROUPS / DAY CENTERS .....................................................61 

  • THE BASICS..........................................................................................63

    • BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE ............................................................63 

    • CASH ASSISTANCE ...........................................................................63 

    • DENTAL CARE ..................................................................................64

    • FOOD ............................................................................................... 64 

    • PHONE ............................................................................................. 64 

    • PRESCRIPTIONS ...............................................................................65

    • PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ..................................................................65 

    • TRANSIT ........................................................................................... 66 

  • VOCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ..................................................................67 

  • APPENDIX A.........................................................................................68

 

SECTION III - GUIDE ON MENTAL ILLNESS......................... 71 

  • SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ............................71 

    • SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES ................................................71 

    • DIAGNOSIS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES .................................................72 

    • TYPES OF MENTAL ILLNESS .............................................................72 

    • OTHER RESOURCES FOR THOSE CONCERNED ABOUT SUICIDE ......79 

    • SERIOUS DISORDERS OF CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS.....................80 

    • SEEKING TREATMENT......................................................................85

    • MEDICATIONS .................................................................................86

    • MEDICATION ASSISTANCE TOOLS...................................................89 

    • ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY .....................................................89 

  • RESOURCES FOR CARE ........................................................................90

    • MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS:.................................................90 

    • COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARDS (CSB’s): .........................................90 

    • INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES: ................................................91 

    • FAMILY MEMBERS:..........................................................................91

    • ONGOING TREATMENT:..................................................................92 

  • COPING WITH A RELATIVE WHO HAS A MENTAL ILLNESS..................94 

    • REACTIONS OF FAMILIES AND FRIENDS..........................................94 

    • BEHAVIORAL ISSUES........................................................................94

    • SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY GROUPS ...............................................95 

    • SEEKING TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS ...............96 

    • FAMILY INTERACTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.........................97 

  • HOUSING ........................................................................................... 104 

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SECTION IV: NAMI DeKalb ............................................................................ 107 

  • WHAT IS NAMI? ................................................................................107

  • WHO IS NAMI DeKalb?......................................................................108

  • NAMI PROGRAMS .............................................................................109

  • BECOME A MEMBER .........................................................................113 

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