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LISTEN: These units are part of the state’s solution to address a backlog of people in custody of the court. GPB’s Sofi Gratas explains.
Georgia’s network of support services for people with severe mental health issues recently got a new addition.
Thirty new units at West Central Georgia Regional Hospital in Columbus have been added to what Georgia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities calls “Operation New Hope”: a network of step-down units for people who need support after lengthy treatment at state hospitals.
The first group of 10 patients began treatment last week. Program operators are working to fill the remaining 20 beds…