The Fulton Crisis Care Coalition has come together to advocate for better and more response options for people who are experiencing mental health crises in Fulton County, Georgia.
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Among us are people who are directly impacted, crisis care workers, and community advocates. Our group is broad and diverse, but we shared the reality of navigating enormous gaps in our local crisis care system.
Crisis is an inflection point.
If the police are called during a mental health emergency, that can lead someone down a path with irrevocable consequences. If someone is hospitalized, that is another path with a lifetime impact. There is a lot that we can do as individuals within our communities to successfully navigate crisis. However, when a situation escalates to the point where outside intervention is needed, public responses are limited and can quickly escalate to taking away a person’s ability to make choices for their own well-being. We see an urgent need for change.
Member organizations:
CHRIS180 - Cure Violence
CHRIS180 - Trauma Response Network
disABILITY LINK
Free Atlanta Abolition Movement
Georgia Advocacy Office
Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network
In Defense of Black Lives ATL
L’Arche Atlanta
Metro Atlanta Mutual Aid Fund
Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative
R2ISE Recovery Theatre
Social Medicine Consortium - Campaign Against Racism
Southern Center for Human Rights
SisterCARE Alliance
the devi co-op
The Sibling Transformation Project
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