Georgia Moves Backwards With New Forensic Mental Health Hospital

Georgia Moves Backwards With New Forensic Mental Health Hospital

For the past 16 years, Georgia was under a federal injunction: It could not build any state-run psychiatric hospitals, because it was supposed to be investing in community care. But instead, county jails prevailed as the biggest dumping grounds for people with developmental disabilities or those in acute mental health crisis. Now, community-based services are still underresourced and the state is planning to build a $409-million psychiatric hosp…