Georgia Mental Health Commission Cites Problems With Mental Health System
October 8, 2007 Georgia Mental Health Commission Cites Problems With Mental Health System At its first meeting on September 25, 2007, the newly created Georgia Mental Health Service Delivery Commission (MHSDC) identified several key problems facing the stateÂ’s psychiatric care system: lack of direct care staff at state mental hospitals, lack of community services for people with mental illness, and lack of funding for both. The Commission is charged with recommending ways to improve the state mental health services. The MHSDC meeting comments were presented in a September 26, 2007 article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Members criticized the . . .
