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Dr. Terri TimberlakeDirector, Office of Adult Mental HealthEmail: Terri.Timberlake@dbhdd.ga.govFax: 404-463-7149

To identify adult community-based mental health service providers in your area, call the Georgia Crisis & Access Line at 1-800-715-4225 or visit http://www.mygcal.com.

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DBHDD Procurement of Adult Community Mental Health Private Psychiatric Inpatient Services

During the fall of 2017, DBHDD released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the purpose of contracting with an accredited private psychiatric inpatient services provider to serve adults age 18 and up, who have a variety of psychiatric diagnoses. The intended outcome of this RFP would have been provision of private psychiatric inpatient services to individuals appropriately referred by DBHDD or its agent in regions 1, 4, and 6 within the state of Georgia. The current contracts expire at the end of this calendar year.

The department has canceled the RFP and will re-release a new RFP in the fall of 2018. All interested providers must resubmit complete proposals that include all components stated in the RFP and conform to all the requirements stated in the RFP. This applies to any interested offeror, including currently contracted providers of this service.

We hope that the fall 2018 RFP release will result in the completion of a process that identifies successful offerors for the continued service delivery of adult community mental health private psychiatric inpatient services.

If there are questions related to this procurement, please contact stacey.stith@dbhdd.ga.gov.

Recovery-based services are available and accessible across the state. DBHDD is making progress to ensure that every area of the state receives its fair share of the available resources and that basic services are accessible to the people with the greatest need.

Many individuals approach the state service system looking for help. State supported services are aimed at those with a diagnosed mental illness, with level of functioning significantly affected by the mental illness, and financially unable to pay for all or part of the services. A service a person receives depends upon a professional determination of need and the services and other community resources available.

Community ServicesCommunity services are provided through contracts with private, for-profit, non-profit, and quasi-public agencies, under contract with DBHDD through the regional offices.Consumer choice is a value that is embraced throughout the system, and is fostered through the development of different kinds of provider agencies, including consumer operated agencies.These organizations vary in scope of services provided including those services commonly utilized by anyone with a mental illness and those services that address more individualized needs.

To locate a community mental health service near you, go to http://www.mygcal.com or call the Georgia Crisis Access Line at 1-800-715-4225

If you have questions or need further assistance with accessing services, please contact your Regional FieldOffice.

Inpatient ServicesIntensive inpatient services are available to adults requiring hospital treatment. Utilization of inpatient services is closely monitored and every effort is made to prevent hospitalization by first using community-based Crisis Stabilization Programs, 23-hour Temporary Observation units, and Mobile Crisis Services.

To access statewide Inpatient Services, call the toll-free Georgia Crisis & Access Line at 1-800-715-4225. For inpatient contact information, go to Regional Hospitals Listing.

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