Substance Use & Recovery

Atlanta City Baptist Rescue Mission is a faith-based shelter for homeless men in downtown Atlanta. They offer a safe overnight place to stay, food and rest, spiritual support, and a 6-month recovery program for men rebuilding their lives.

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Empowerment Resource Center (ERC) is a community health center in downtown Atlanta that has worked since 2003 to reduce health gaps for people affected by HIV, STIs, and other health needs. They offer free HIV/STI testing, PrEP/PEP, primary and urgent care, women's health, vaccines, and behavioral health and substance-use counseling. Care is welcoming and low-cost, walk-ins are accepted, and they accept patients with or without insurance.

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NAESM (National AIDS Education & Services for Minorities) is an Atlanta nonprofit founded in 1990 that fights HIV/AIDS in communities of color, with a focus on Black gay, bisexual, and same-gender-loving men. They offer free HIV testing, low-cost STI/STD screening, behavioral health and substance use counseling, and help with housing, rent, utilities, food, clothing, and transportation. They also run Da CRIBB, a drop-in center and programs for young people.

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This record is filed under the wrong name — the website, phone, and address all belong to Skyland Trail, a nonprofit mental health treatment organization in Atlanta (not Grady Health System). Skyland Trail provides residential and day treatment for adults (18+) and teens (14-17) living with conditions like depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, schizophrenia, and borderline personality disorder. They offer therapy, medication management, primary care, and family support using evidence-based approaches.

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Antioch Urban Ministries (AUMI) is a faith-based nonprofit in Atlanta that helps people who are low-income, homeless, or in recovery. They run a weekly food bank, transitional housing for men and women in addiction recovery, a mentoring program for at-risk youth, and support services for seniors. Most help is free, and you must fill out a short intake form to join their housing or recovery programs.

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Raksha is an Atlanta nonprofit, started in 1995, that helps South Asian families who are dealing with domestic violence, sexual abuse, or family problems. They offer free, private help in many South Asian languages, including a confidential helpline, counseling, legal and immigration support, safety planning, and help finding housing, food, and other resources.

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The Center for Health & Rehabilitation is a Fulton County behavioral health clinic (run with River Edge Behavioral Health) that helps adults with mental health and substance use problems. They offer psychiatric care, counseling, group therapy, crisis help, case management, and peer support. Care is free for uninsured Fulton County residents, with a sliding fee based on your income for others.

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Antioch Urban Ministries (AUMI) is a faith-based nonprofit in Atlanta that runs a free food pantry and clothing closet open to anyone in need. They also offer recovery housing for men and women, support for people living with HIV/AIDS, youth mentoring, and help for low-income seniors. No appointment is needed for food and clothing.

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Mercy Care at Gateway Center is a clinic inside the Gateway Center, a downtown Atlanta shelter and services hub for people experiencing homelessness. It offers low-cost primary medical care, behavioral health and psychiatry, mental health and substance use help, and a medical recuperative care program where homeless men can safely heal after a hospital stay. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, it sees everyone regardless of ability to pay, and walk-ins are welcome.

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Neighborhood Union Health Center is a Fulton County Board of Health public clinic in the Vine City community of Atlanta. It offers low-cost doctor visits, mental health and substance use counseling, dental care, women's health and family planning, HIV/STD testing and treatment, immunizations, WIC/nutrition, and job training. Fees are charged on a sliding scale based on your income and family size, so care is affordable even without insurance.

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Claratel Behavioral Health (formerly the DeKalb Community Service Board) is a community mental health agency at 445 Winn Way in Decatur. They provide counseling, psychiatric care, substance use treatment, developmental disability services, and 24/7 crisis help for adults, children, and teens, with sliding-scale fees for people who are uninsured. (Note: the name 'Bright from the Start' on file appears to be incorrect — the website, phone, and address all belong to Claratel.)

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Parent to Parent of Georgia (P2P Georgia) is a statewide nonprofit that supports families and individuals impacted by disabilities or special health care needs, from birth to age 26. They match families with trained parent volunteers who have been through similar situations, run support groups and training, and offer a free online Special Needs Database with thousands of local resources and providers.

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This is the Atlanta VA's program for Veterans who are homeless or about to lose their housing. They help with shelter and permanent housing, mental health and substance use treatment, medical and dental care, jobs, and help getting back on your feet after jail. You can call the free National Call Center for Homeless Veterans any time, day or night.

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DBHDD is Georgia's state agency that helps people with mental health challenges, substance use problems, and intellectual or developmental disabilities. It runs the free 24/7 Georgia Crisis and Access Line (1-800-715-4225, also reachable by calling or texting 988) and pays for community-based treatment and home-based supports through contracted providers across the state, including the NOW and COMP Medicaid waivers.

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DBHDD is Georgia's state agency that runs mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services across the state. It runs the free 24/7 Georgia Crisis and Access Line (call or text), and it manages the NOW and COMP Medicaid waivers that pay for home- and community-based support for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. You contact them to get into a crisis line, find a local provider, or apply for disability waiver services.

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Right Side Up is a free, long-term residential addiction recovery program for women with substance use disorders who have young children (under age 13). Part of MARR Addiction Treatment Centers, the roughly six-month program lets moms live on-site with up to two children and includes counseling, trauma recovery, parenting classes, job-skills training, medical care, and therapeutic childcare. Pregnant women and IV drug users get priority for a bed.

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