Walton Wellness Expands Food Rx Program To People With Mental Health Disorders Referred By The County Resource Court

Non-profit Walton Wellness in Georgia recently expanded its prescription-based Food Rx program to people with mental health disorders in a jail diversion program. The first Mental Health Food Rx inaugural cohort completed the six-month program on August 1, 2022. The program participants are under supervision of the Walton County Resource Court. Like a mental health court, each participant in the Mental Health Food Rx program was referred by the Resource Court. However, their participation in the Mental Health Food Rx Program is voluntary. The Resource Court plans to meet the week of August 22 to discuss appropriate . . .