The Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission was created pursuant to House Bill 514 during the 2019 Georgia Legislative Session. The Commission is charged with conducting a comprehensive review of the behavioral health system in Georgia to include:

  • Behavioral health services and facilities in the state
  • Identification of behavioral health issues in children, adolescents, and adults
  • The role the educational system has in the identification and treatment of behavioral health issues
  • The impact behavioral health issues have on the court system and correctional system
  • Legal and systemic barriers to treatment of mental illnesses
  • Workforce shortages that impact delivery of care
  • Whether there is sufficient access to behavioral health services and supports and the roles of payers in such access
  • The impact on how untreated behavioral illness can impact children into adulthood
  • The need for aftercare for persons exiting the criminal justice system
  • The impact of behavioral illness on the state's population

Reports and materials:

The commission contains five subcommittees:

  1. Children and Adolescent Behavioral Health 
  2. Involuntary Commitment 
  3. Hospital and Short-Term Care Facilities
  4. Mental Health Courts and Corrections
  5. Workforce and System Development