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| Atlanta’s Department of Corrections Observes National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month |
| By atlantadailyworld.com- Terry Shropshire |
| Published: 07/10/2015 |
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ATLANTA - The Department of Corrections announced today that it will observe National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month by engaging in activities to increase the public's knowledge of access to mental health treatment and services for multicultural communities. DOC will host a public forum entitled, Stop the Stigma, Silence the Shame: Mental Health and the Minority Communities, on Thursday, July 30, 2015 from 6-8 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers. The free panel discussion will be hosted by DOC mental health supervisor Dr. Tracey Elam and feature a panel of mental health experts including Pat Strode, Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Program Administrator at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI); Dr. Robert O. Cotes, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Director of Psychiatry Residency Education at Emory University School of Medicine, and Medical Director for 13A Inpatient Unit at Grady Memorial Hospital; Dr. Kelly L. Coffman, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine; and survivor/advocate Ashley Smith. "It is a natural fit for the Department of Corrections to promote National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month because we serve a large minority inmate population, many of whom are suffering from a variety of mental illnesses," said Chief Patrick Labat. "In 2014, of the 7,400 inmates at the Atlanta City Detention Center (ACDC) who were evaluated for mental health issues, 80 percent were African American. Read More. |
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