The Carter Center held a news briefing at the Georgia State Capitol on Thursday to show the results of its first state mental health parity awareness campaign.
Building on a mission held dearly by former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the Carter Center said they remained committed to providing education and equality, when it comes to mental health care across Georgia.
At Thursday’s briefing, to inaugurate Mental Health Parity Day, the Carter Center said they’d already seen a significant increase in public awareness of mental health rights.
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To start their campaign, which began after the passage of the Mental Health Parity Act of 2022, the Carter Center said underserved communities in Albany and Savannah were targeted for education on the topic this past fall.
The goal of the campaign, according to the Carter Center, was to increase the public’s knowledge of their legal right to insurance coverage of mental illness and substance use disorder treatments.