1-28-13 - MDJ Experts call for ways to diagnose, treat potential killers BEFORE IT"S TOO LATE
In the wake of the deadly shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown , Conn., on Dec. 14, the role of mental disorders in violence has become a hot topic.

12-13-12 - Cobb gets $2.5 million Federal grant to fight HIV and AIDS among blacks by Geoff Folsom
SMYRNA — The federal government is providing $2.5 million to help the Cobb Community Services Board fight HIV and AIDS in the black community.

The five-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will provide HIV and Hepatitis B and C testing to black heterosexual adults in Cobb, Douglas and Cherokee counties.

8-17-2012 Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network has announced that the Cobb Community Services Board (CSB) Peer Support Program is the recipient of the 2012 Peer Support Program of the Year Award. The award will be presented on August 23 at the 21st annual Consumer Conference at Epworth by the Sea, St. Simons Island, Georgia.

02-2012 Georgia Trend Magazine- Sustainable Georgia: Finding Solutions. The economy may be turning around in 2012, but Georgia will lag behind the nation because of its large inventory of housing, say the economists. That means we may be hearing a lot about land banks this year.
Land banks help community groups and local governments obtain abandoned or derelict properties and redevelop them and put them to good use. The land is held by the “bank,” which often partners with other organizations to find a new use for the land.
If the properties are redeveloped for affordable housing, land banks can be a significant tool in fighting poverty and homelessness.

12-30-11 MDJ - Technology connects homeless patients with medical care. A new system is making it easier for the homeless to get mental health services they need. MUST Ministries, which operates the Elizabeth Inn shelter, is now using a telemedicine system to connect doctors with patients at the facility, via a laptop computer and web camera.

12-20-11 AJC - Drug abuse program faces cutbacks. For more than a decade, drugs ruled Barbara Cooper's life. She lived with a drug dealer, began stealing, ended up in jail, had her three children put in foster care and attempted to kill herself, By the time she entered Mothers Making A Change - a substance abuse treatment program, in Marietta, last year, the 27 year old was scared but grateful.

11/11 - AJC - Program puts focus on wellness of mentally ill. Center brings together aid, support to help clients, lower care costs. For 52 - year old Veretta Copeland - who suffers from a mental condition that can lead to psychosis and mood problems getting sick used to mean a trip to an emergency room instead of a doctor's office.

06/11- MDJ - Summer Camp gives students taste of reality - At most summer camps, students spend their time making songs or playing games. But a group of Cobb County middle school campers got a dose of what it's like to live in the real world this week.

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