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How mental health care works in Georgia
If you're in crisis right now — or someone you love is — call or text 988, or call the Georgia Crisis & Access Line at 1-800-715-4225. Real people answer 24/7, they can talk you through tonight, and they can send a mobile crisis team instead of police in many situations.
For ongoing counseling, Georgia's community service boards offer therapy and psychiatry on a sliding scale — you don't need insurance. Be ready for a waitlist for regular appointments; crisis lines never have one. Some nonprofits and training clinics offer free or cheap counseling with shorter waits — ask 211 what's open near you.
What to expect when you call: a screening conversation (10–20 minutes) about what's going on, then an intake appointment. Saying "I'm in crisis" moves you faster. You can ask for a Spanish-speaking counselor.
Navy Gold Star Program is the U.S. Navy's official support program for families of Sailors who died while on active duty. It helps surviving family members find coordinators, understand benefits, connect to resources, honor loved ones, and join support activities.
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Community Friendship, Inc. is a nonprofit mental health recovery organization for adults with long-term psychiatric disabilities. It helps people build daily living, work, housing, and social skills through housing support, homeless outreach, case management, peer support, psychiatric rehabilitation, and job help.
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Changing Phases Behavioral Support is a mental health and substance use agency in Marietta. They help adults, youth, and families with counseling, outpatient treatment, opioid treatment, psychiatric care, recovery support, and recovery housing.
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The TEARS Foundation helps families after the death of a baby or child. They offer funeral and memorial financial help when funds are available, plus grief support groups, peer support, child-loss centers, remembrance events, and memorial programs.
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