Many Georgians still struggling to access care despite 2022 Mental Health Parity Act

A family with a college graduate wearing graduation robes.
Kyle Behm at his college graduation from Mercer University in 2015, with his parents and sister, several years after he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Kyle was 29 when he took his own life in 2019. (Courtesy of Roland Behm)

This story was updated on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at 12:56 p.m.

Kyle Behm was a junior in college when a mental health crisis landed him in the hospital.

“He was experiencing a psychotic episode. He was close to 21 when he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder,” said Kyle’s father, Roland Behm.