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Crisis call line logs high use in first weeks By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com
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Milton resident Nia Corsten cites a 2021 audit report, which lists inadequacies regarding the Fulton County Registration and Elections Department. The comments were delivered at the Sept. 15 meeting of the Milton Municipal Election Feasibility Committee, which drew its largest crowd to date. Read more, Page 5.
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ATLANTA — While data collection is still in the early stages, the 9-8-8 Georgia Steering Committee informed the public of trends seen in the first 45 days of the program’s rollout at a Sept. 7 webinar. “Just over 50 days ago we took the first steps down a long road towards transforming Georgia’s crisis system and making it easy for those experiencing a behavioral health crisis to know who to call in an emergency,” said Judy Fitzgerald, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) commissioner. In 2020, Congress designated the new 9-8-8 dialing code to be operated through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Beginning July 16 of this year, individuals in crisis could call or text 9-8-8 for 24/7 care. “The similarity to 9-1-1 was a message to everyone, saying the behavioral health crisis needs to be at the forefront here,” Fitzgerald said. “I
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