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Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services Program for Children and Their Families

 

Georgia

Rockdale County—Peach State Wraparound Initiative

The Gwinnett, Rockdale, Newton Community Service Board (GRN), Georgia Parent Support Network, and community-based agencies have formed a partnership to create new opportunities for children and families. The initiative will be implemented initially in Rockdale County, ultimately reaching into Gwinnett County. A multi-layered vision guides the initiative: children and families form the center of the system; and there is recognition that child and family strength is the key to facilitating good outcomes; and that children thrive in environments that allow them to be connected to their families and communities. Specific goals are to: 1) enhance the infrastructure of the system by strengthening interagency collaboration; 2) achieve full, meaningful involvement of families in the system’s governance, service decisions and provision, and evaluation; 3) develop an intensive, care-coordinated system; 4) increase formal and informal supportive services for children and families; 5) improve cultural competence; and 6) develop training and education modules for families, staff, and administrators.

Michele Herman
Grantee Project Officer
1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 6-1050
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 240-276-1924
Fax: 240-276-1990
E-mail: michele.herman@samhsa.hhs.gov 
Norman Wheeler
Principal Investigator
Commissioner
922 Court Street
Conyers, GA  30012
Phone: 770-929-4001
Fax: 770-483-4376
E-mail: Norman.wheeler@rockdalecounty.org 
Barbara Bentley
Site Director
GRN Community Service Board
P.O. Box 687
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
 

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