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Health Care June 13, 2022

Long Wait for Justice: People in Jail Face Delays for Mental Health Care Before They Can Stand Trial

Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine, Georgia Health News June 10, 2022 [This article by Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission] Beau Hampton’s…

Health Care April 18, 2022

Carter Center to celebrate life of Dr. John Gates, state mental health care reformer

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]April 18, 2022 A former director of state mental health and disability services who was…

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Criminal Justice System April 18, 2022

Cobb jail earns accreditation by National Commission on Correctional Health Care again

The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office distributed the following public information release announcing its accreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Marietta, GA – The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office…

Health Care January 27, 2022

I Write About America’s Absurd Health Care System. Then I Got Caught Up in It.

By Bram Sable-Smith [This article first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission] January 25, 2022 I got a hurried voicemail from my pharmacist in Wisconsin the day before…

2020 Elections October 24, 2020

Health Care, East Cobb cityhood key topics at ECBA candidate forum

Health issues including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic (how to safeguard both lives and the economy) was one of two dominant topics at a candidate forum sponsored by the East Cobb…

Opinion May 20, 2024

Recognizing Mental Health Month by increasing access to mental healthcare

By Melanie Dallas, LPC May is Mental Health Month, an observance that obviously has special meaning for those of us in the mental health field. Indeed, at Highland Rivers Behavioral…

Opinion January 17, 2024

Mental health peers offer lawmakers insights into Georgia healthcare reform

by Melissa Kazakides, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 16, 2024 At the January 2023 Mental Health Day at the Capitol speakers…

Health Care September 2, 2023

Medicare starts a long road to cutting prices for drugs, starting with 10 costing it $50.5 billion annually – a health policy analyst explains why negotiations are promising but will take years

by Simon F. Haeder, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Biden administration released on Aug. 29, 2023, a list of the first…

Health Care June 8, 2023

Burnout Threatens Primary Care Workforce and Doctors’ Mental Health

This article by Lauren Sausser first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser June 7, 2023 If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental…

Health Care February 23, 2023

Proposed Georgia House mental health reforms aim to increase access to beds, caregivers

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 21, 2023 A bipartisan group of lawmakers intends to build on last year’s…

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Cobb County November 22, 2024

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