153 organizations
We are still writing the honest guide for this category. In the meantime, the organizations below are ready to help.
Women Vets on Point is a program of U.S. VETS (United States Veterans Initiative), the nation's largest nonprofit serving veterans. Designed by and for women veterans, it offers free mental health counseling, case management, and help finding housing and work, delivered virtually through an online platform. The program is based in Los Angeles and reaches women veterans by phone and video, not from an Atlanta office.
3 services
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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Circle of Recovery is a counseling and training organization led by Dr. Karen Kelly that helps adults and teens dealing with substance use and mental health challenges. They offer counseling, relapse prevention, anger management, and life coaching, and also train and certify addiction counselors across Georgia. Call to ask about joining a class or starting services.
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Moving Forward is a free online course from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that teaches veterans problem-solving skills to handle stress, money troubles, relationship problems, injuries, and big life changes. It uses videos, real stories from other veterans, and interactive exercises, and you can use it on a computer or phone. It is completely private with no sign-up, no cost, and nothing is shared with the VA — but it is not a replacement for professional mental health care.
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The Tucker clinic at this address is run by Recovery Consultants of Atlanta, a community health center (FQHC). They offer regular doctor visits, mental health and addiction treatment, HIV/STD testing and prevention (including PrEP), and sexual health care. They serve everyone, including people without insurance, using sliding-scale fees, Medicaid, and Medicare.
10 services
The Summit Counseling Center is a nonprofit community counseling organization that has served north metro Atlanta since 1990 (this directory record was mislabeled as a Fulton County government office). Their licensed therapists offer counseling for individuals, couples, families, children, and teens, helping with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and alcohol or substance use. As a nonprofit they aim to serve everyone regardless of ability to pay, with offices in Johns Creek and several other north-metro locations plus dozens of schools.
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Awaken Voices is a nonprofit started by a domestic abuse survivor that helps people who are facing or escaping abuse. They offer safety exit planning, counseling and support groups, legal advocacy, help finding safe shelter, and job training to help survivors rebuild their lives. Founded and led by survivor-advocate Kendra Appling, they serve metro Atlanta counties including Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, and Gwinnett.
12 services
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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Nak Union Behavioral Health is a counseling clinic in College Park that helps adults, teens, and families deal with mental health concerns and drug or alcohol problems. They offer individual, family, and group counseling, addiction treatment, and mental health and psychiatric evaluations, both in person and by telehealth. They also work with people involved in the justice system and run classes like anger management and family violence education.
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The Emory Healthcare Veterans Program gives free, confidential mental health care to post-9/11 veterans and service members. They treat PTSD, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, anxiety, and depression — and the program pays for treatment, travel, lodging, and meals. Care is offered in person in Atlanta or by telehealth, and family members can take part too.
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The SPOT is a free drop-in center run by CHRIS 180 for young people ages 16-26, including those who are homeless or struggling. In a safe, judgment-free space you can get counseling and mental health support, help with school (GED, tutoring, college), job and employment help, free meals, a food pantry and clothing closet, and connections to housing and other resources.
Grant Park15 services
Grady's Behavioral Health Outpatient Center provides outpatient mental health care for adults, including psychiatric evaluations, counseling, and medication management. A team of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and nurses treats conditions like depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis, schizophrenia, and addiction that occurs alongside a mental illness. People who need non-urgent care can walk in and ask for a consultation.
Downtown4 services
HCF Preventative Services is a faith-based nonprofit in Stone Mountain that helps people coming out of jail or prison get back on their feet and stay out of trouble. They offer re-entry coaching, mental health and life-skills coaching, job and work-readiness help, family support, and emergency help with food and utilities. Office visits are by appointment only.
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