Top Georgia House lawmakers eye new round of mental health, substance use treatment reforms

The Carter Center organized Georgia's first-annual Mental Health Parity Day event at the state Capitol. The center is backing additional mental health system reforms this legislative session. (Jess Mador/WABE).
The Carter Center organized Georgia's first-annual Mental Health Parity Day event at the state Capitol. The center is backing additional mental health system reforms this legislative session. (Jess Mador/WABE).

A coalition of top bipartisan state lawmakers is pushing for more mental health reforms this legislative session with House Bill 520.

The bill would expand the state’s mental health care and addiction treatment workforce and provide more resources to help people struggling with serious mental illness and homelessness.

Last year, H.B. 520 started strong but never made it to the governor’s desk.