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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