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AMSA MEETINGS

Georgia State Collective - Sign-up: ZOOM
Date/Time: July 31, 10:00 AM ET

Upcoming in-person meeting in Atlanta at The Carter Center
Date/Time: August 18 - Logistical details to come
Facilitated by Dietra Hawkins

Oregon State Collective Sign-up: ZOOM
Date/Time: September 15, 3:00 PM PT, facilitated by Andre Miller

Data Special Interest Group Sign-up: ZOOM
Date/Time: August 19, 2026 10:00 AM PT

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HEADLINES

ATLANTA - Georgia’s new mental health law reshapes community clinics, expands crisis response statewide (WSAV)

Senate Bill 535 restructures Georgia’s Community Service Boards, the regional organizations that provide public mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services across the state.

The state now deploys approximately 1,750 mobile crisis responses every month. The teams operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and are available to respond to both children and adults experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis.