Police across Fulton County have a new place to drop off individuals with mental health issues suspected of nonviolent and minor offenses instead of arresting and taking them to jail or a hospital emergency room.
Officials with the City of Atlanta and Fulton County opened the Center for Diversion and Services at a ceremony on Monday. Both will share the cost of the facility, which operates out of the city’s downtown detention center.
Fulton County Vice Chair Khadijah Abdur-Rahman said the all-hours facility — designed for people experiencing challenges with mental health, substance use and poverty — will be a game-changer for the community.
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