Organization

Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Development Disabilities

Atlanta, GA
Mission

The current COVID-19 pandemic has sparked heightened health and safety concerns across our state, which in turn, is promoting increased anxiety. Additionally, requirements for social/physical distancing and quarantine, and the subsequent isolation may foster increased loneliness.

  • Website: http://dbhdd.georgia.gov
  • Email: MHFAvolunteer@dbhdd.ga.gov
  • Phone: 404-232-1644
  • Principal Officer: Terri Timberlake, Ph.D.
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  • Organization Description:

    The current COVID-19 pandemic has sparked heightened health and safety concerns across our state, which in turn, is promoting increased anxiety. Additionally, requirements for social/physical distancing and quarantine, and the subsequent isolation may foster increased loneliness.

  • Organization's Contact Person:

    Terri Timberlake, Ph.D.

  • Organization's Contact Email:

    MHFAvolunteer@dbhdd.ga.gov

Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Development Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
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All Programs

866-399-8938 - 24/7 free and confidential assistance to callers needing emotional support or resource information as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Staffed by volunteers, including mental health professionals and other who have received training in crisis counseling.

1-800-715-4225 - GCAL is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year to help you or someone you care for in a crisis.

1-844-326-5400 - Substance Abuse Challenges - call or text every day of the year from 8:30 am - 11:00 pm

844-442-2681 - The State of Georgia has a new COVID-19 hotline. If you believe that you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or have been exposed to the novel coronavirus, please contact your primary care doctor or an urgent care clinic. Please do not show up unannounced at an emergency room or health care facility.

888-945-1414 - Operating since the opening of the Peer Support and Wellness Center of Decatur in 2008, the warm line provides Georgians the opportunity to receive peer support over the phone 24 hours a day. Local numbers: Decatur: 404-371-1414, Bartow County: 770-276-2019, Colquitt Country: 229-873-9737, Henry County: 678-782-7666, White Country: 706-865-3601

Volunteer

Mental Health First Aid Volunteers for COVID-19 Response

The current COVID-19 pandemic has sparked heightened health and safety concerns across our state, which in turn, is promoting increased anxiety. Additionally, requirements for social/physical distancing and quarantine, and the subsequent isolation may foster increased loneliness. We are all in this together, and we need each other’s help. You can help with Georgia’s behavioral health response to the COVID-19 crisis. The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) is seeking to engage people who are trained in Mental Health First Aid to provide support via a warm line. If you have completed Mental Health First Aid training and are interested and available to volunteer your services by staffing a warm line, please email your name and contact information to the following email address: MHFAvolunteer@dbhdd.ga.gov We ask that you let us know if you can help by April 2. Someone from DBHDD will contact you to provide additional details and discuss needs. Thank you in advance for your willingness to help people in Georgia who may be experiencing increased needs for emotional support.