How & Where to Get Mental Health Services if Homeless or Indigent
 

Mental Health Counseling

Individual Counseling Help/Support Groups Recovery Groups

Individual Counseling
Places where anyone can call to ask questions or find out how to get help such as case management, medications, inpatient and outpatient treatment.

Clayton County Mental Health:
770/478-1099
Hours: 8:30 am-5pm Mon-Fri.
After hours emergency: 770/996-4357

Cobb County: Cobb/Douglas County Service Board
770/422-0202
Hours: 24 hours crisis line.

Community Advanced Practice Nurses, Inc.: Phone:
404/627-2115
Hours: 2pm-6:00pm Mon, Thurs, 8:00am-1:30pm Tues, Wed, Fri
Mental health treatment for homeless women and children. Hours extended to 7pm Tues. and Wed.

DeKalb County Mental Health Hotline:
404/892-4646
Hours: 24-hours, 7 days a week.
Trained counselors are available at all times to speak to you or your client. A mobile crisis team is available if needed within DeKalb County from 3pm-11pm. The counselor can help you decide what needs to be done to help your client.

Fayette County-McIntosh Trail/Fayette Counseling Center:
770/358-8275
Hours: 8am-5pm Mon-Fri. After hours emergency: 770/358-5252

Fulton and Clayton Counties: Single Point of Entry 24/7 helpline.
Call toll-free 1-866-821-0465 or if that doesn’t work call 404-7301600.
Hours: 24-hours, 7 days a week.
Anyone can call anytime-doesn't have to be an emergency. Trained counselors are available at all times to help. A mobile crisis team is available if needed. The counselor can help decide what needs to be done to help.

Gwinnett Community Service:
770/963-8141
Hours: 8:00am-5pm Mon-Fri. After hours emergency: 770/985-2494 or 1-800/755-2494

National Mental Health Association of Georgia:
404/527-7175
Hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri

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Help/Support Groups

Friendship Centers with Double Trouble (Dual Diagnosis) in Recovery 12-Step/Self Help
These drop-in centers provide friendship and peer support for people with mental illness and substance abuse problems.

Monday
Noon to 2pm
Virginia Highland Baptist Church
743 Virginia Ave. NE
Corner of Ponce de Leon Place and Virginia Ave.
For information call Robintine Wright 404/687-9487
Friday
Noon
Druid Hills Baptist Church
1085 Ponce de Leon Ave., NE
Corner of Ponce de Leon & N. Highland Ave.
For information call Robintine Wright 404/687-9487
Wednesday
Noon
St. John’s Lutheran Church
1419 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE
Corner of Ponce de Leon Ave. & Oakdale Rd.

1:15pm to 3:15pm
Atlanta Medical Center
(Formerly Georgia Baptist Hospital)
Newton House
320 Parkway Dr. NE

Recovery Groups

Recovery, Inc. Self Help Groups
The following mental health recovery self-help groups are not a substitute for professional care but are helpful additions to it. These groups have helped provide support and for some, to regain control of their lives. Listed below are the groups that meet in metro Atlanta. (These are not to be confused with substance abuse recovery programs like AA or NA). To find out more about the national Organization called Recovery, Inc. call 312-337-5661 or write to 802 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL. 60610. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Information is free. Or go to internet at www.recovery-inc.com

ATLANTA
Holy Cross Catholic Church School of Religion
3175 Hathaway Court NE
Thurs. 8pm
STONE MOUNTAIN
Rock of Ages Lutheran Church 5135 Memorial Drive, Sat. 10am

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