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'We're really left with no other solution at this point' | Coalition accuses Georgia of 'abuse and neglect,' sues state for better access to care
Despite efforts to improve mental health access, families say some big gaps remain. The Georgia Advocacy Office says no more talk – it’s time for action.
Homeless. Jail. Sexually exploited. The Game of Life never talked about this.
11Alive investigative series exposes the gaps in Georgia's mental health care system that cause thousands of children to be surrendered to state custody.
Broken furniture, broken hopes: Georgia mom stuck in loop trying to get help for son with autism
As part of an 11Alive investigative series, we examine the gaps in the system created to help children with mental and developmental disabilities.
'I was disgusted': Ga. mother shocked when insurance suggested she abandon her son to get him medical care
#KeepingBradley is a part of 11Alive's series investigating the challenges and systemic gaps that cause parents to abandon their children to state custody.
'Dirty little secret' | Georgia mom angry after state forces her to trade custody of her son for his mental health treatment
At the root of child abandonment is a lack of services. It's not that they don't exist, it's that parents are often denied access to care for their child's needs.
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Trapped in the ER: Why this Georgia mom feels forced to leave her adult son in the ER
Keeping kids safe: Parents plea for better access to mental health resources in Georgia
Coalition accuses Georgia of 'abuse and neglect,' sues state for better access to care
Lawsuit accuses Georgia of 'abuse and neglect,' demands better access to care
Fighting for care: Georgia families struggling to find mental health resources
He needed crisis care. It took 2 months living in the ER to get it
The Reveal Ep. 92 | Responding to Crisis
How 2 metro Atlanta communities respond to a mental health crisis
Mom refused to pick her son up from the hospital until Georgia found a way to keep her entire family safe. It took 3 months.
Parents have shared the struggle to find services for children with developmental and behavioral needs. Now, law enforcement, state, and siblings share their view.
Sexual exploitation, just one more danger to a mental health crisis
Kayleigh is an example of what can happen if we don’t find better ways to meet the needs of teenagers with developmental and mental health disabilities.
'I go in the bathroom and cry. It's hard' | Mom explains why state needs more funding to help adults with disabilities
Georgia's Senate must decide whether to fund more waiver services and pay increases for those who work frontline jobs helping adults with developmental disabilities.
New mental health bill takes aim at cycle of jail, homelessness
The bipartisan measure was introduced as a hopeful long-term solution.
He needed crisis care. It took 2 months living in an ER to get it.
Hospitals ask for help as patients stay weeks, even months in their emergency rooms because there are not enough beds in mental and behavioral healthcare facilities.
A chance to save a life and change it: How 2 metro Atlanta communities respond to a mental health crisis
A new Georgia law encourages police to work with mental health professionals. 11Alive investigators look at departments already doing this.
8 years. Only 1 time force was used. 11Alive News investigates how one community is improving its response to mental health calls
11Alive traveled to Tucson, a community receiving international attention for its response to crisis to see what lessons Atlanta could learn from their response.
Can Atlanta adopt what this city is doing to help police, dispatchers respond to mental health calls?
11Alive investigators traveled to Tucson, Arizona to see its program that embeds mental health professionals in the emergency response process.
Boy with Down syndrome left at hospital, dies years later at age 16
The advocates who cared for him say his death proves the system still needs so much work.
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