Closer Look Guests Discuss Efforts To Reform & Expand Mental Health Services in Georgia

Republican House Speaker David Ralston discusses the “Mental Health Parity Act,” a proposed bill that aims to expand mental health services and resources in the state of Georgia.

Plus, Kim Jones, the executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Georgia, Roland Behm, the co-chair for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Georgia, and Darryl Russ, an Atlanta-based licensed counselor, take part in a roundtable discussion. They talk with Rose about the current state of mental health services in Georgia and the Mental Health Parity Act.