Georgia mental health and addiction recovery advocates are gearing up for the next legislative session that begins in January. At the top of their agenda is a plan to build upon last session’s landmark Mental Health Parity Act H.B. 1013.
A coalition of organizations is already meeting with General Assembly lawmakers, including Newington Republican Majority Leader Jon Burns, who is set to become the next House speaker.
Georgia Council for Recovery Policy Director Jeff Breedlove says he hopes Burns will continue to build on the work of mental health system reform championed by his predecessor, the late David Ralston, who died Nov. 16.
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