17-year-old girl in need of prescribed medication reported missing in Atlanta

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police are asking for help finding a missing 17-year-old girl who is in need of her prescribed medication for bipolar disorder.

B’yatta Washington was last seen by her mother at her home on James Jackson Parkway around 7 p.m. Friday, according to the Atlanta Police Department.

B’yatta has been diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disorder and has reportedly not taken her prescribed medication.

“According to her family, when she is not taking her medication, her mental functioning may be comparable to that of a 12-year-old,” police said…

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