A bill that would address Georgia’s escalating mental health and substance use crisis is continuing to advance at the state Capitol.
House Bill 520 overwhelmingly passed the House Thursday and now heads to the Senate for consideration.
The nearly 50-page bill calls for standardizing the state’s definition of “serious mental illness” to promote easier collaboration between state agencies, courts, law enforcement and other stakeholder groups.
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