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We are still writing the honest guide for this category. In the meantime, the organizations below are ready to help.
Veteran Spouse Network (VSN) is a free peer support community for military and veteran spouses, partners, and family members, run by the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work. Trained peer leaders who have lived the military life offer one-on-one support, group meetings, educational talks, and social events — mostly online — to help families cope with deployment, transition to civilian life, and tough times. They also provide suicide prevention and mental health support resources.
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The Marietta Vet Center is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs counseling center that gives free, confidential mental health help to Veterans, service members, and their families. Staff offer one-on-one, group, and family counseling for issues like PTSD, depression, grief, and military sexual trauma, plus referrals for substance use and other VA services. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care or have a service-connected disability to come.
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Road to Recovery is a nonprofit that helps people who survived sexual abuse, including abuse by clergy. They offer free, confidential counseling, referrals, and advocacy, and you can call or text their 24/7 helpline anytime you need someone to talk to.
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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) is a national nonprofit for veterans who served after September 11, 2001, and their families. It is not based in Atlanta — it works nationwide, offering a free member community, advocacy for veterans, and a free help service that connects veterans to trusted partners for mental health, suicide-prevention, jobs, benefits, and more. Joining IAVA is 100% free.
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The Domestic Violence Advocacy Center (DVA Center), run by Tree House Haven, Inc., is a nonprofit that helps people facing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and harassment. Trained advocates offer free, confidential virtual support, including help understanding the courts and getting a restraining order. They are based in Burlington County, New Jersey, but offer their virtual services to survivors across the country.
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DBHDD is Georgia's state agency for mental health, substance use, and intellectual/developmental disability services. Its Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) answers calls 24/7 at 1-800-715-4225 and connects people to crisis counseling, mobile crisis teams, open crisis or detox beds, and urgent appointments. You can also call or text 988 for help any time.
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This is the Fulton County government department that runs outpatient mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services for adults, teens, and children — including people without insurance. They provide counseling, psychiatric care, medication-assisted treatment for opioid use, day programs for people with developmental disabilities, school-based services, and court-related mental health programs across several service centers in the county. Call the main number to find the right program and set up an appointment; walk-ins are also accepted at the centers.
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NAMI Georgia is the state chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a nonprofit that helps people living with mental illness and their families. They run a non-crisis HelpLine that points you to resources, free support groups, and free education classes, and they advocate to reduce stigma. Trained peers and family members lead most of their groups and classes.
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DBHDD is Georgia's state agency that oversees public services for mental health, substance use and addiction, and developmental disabilities. It runs the state's crisis system (call or text 988, or the Georgia Crisis and Access Line at 1-800-715-4225) and funds local providers, five state psychiatric hospitals, and support programs across Georgia. Anyone in a mental health, substance use, or developmental disability crisis can call 24/7 to be connected to help.
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The Veterans Crisis Line is a free, confidential 24/7 crisis support service run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Caring, trained responders help Veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and their families and friends who are going through a hard time or thinking about suicide. You do not need to be enrolled in VA benefits to use it, and responders can connect you to local care.
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This is Fulton County's public behavioral health agency. They offer counseling, psychiatric care, and treatment for mental health, addiction, and substance use for adults, children, and teens, plus services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Care is free or charged on a sliding scale based on income, and no one is turned away because they cannot pay.
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The Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence (now becoming In Safe Company) helps people in metro Atlanta who are survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. They run two free, 24-hour hotlines, a confidential emergency safe house for survivors and their children, support groups, legal help with protective orders, and programs for kids. All services are free and confidential.
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Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV) is an Atlanta nonprofit that has helped people escape and heal from domestic abuse since 1975. They run a free 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter for women and children, longer-term supportive housing, counseling, support groups, legal advocacy, and safety planning. They also teach prevention in schools and the community across metro Atlanta.
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This is part of Georgia's state behavioral health agency (DBHDD), which runs crisis services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. When someone is in crisis, they can get short-term help in a Crisis Respite Home (a small home that serves a few people at a time) or a Mobile Crisis Team that comes to where the person is. To reach help any time, day or night, call the Georgia Crisis and Access Line at (800) 715-4225 or dial 988.
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Addicted.org is a website with information to help prevent and reduce prescription drug abuse in Georgia. You can use it to learn about the risks and find your next steps toward help.
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