The Opening Doors to Recovery Project which addressed Georgia’s lack of mental health services on Tuesday will unveil results of their $4.2 million study.
Michael Compton, a researcher from George Washington University will present the results of the study during a session from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Memorial University Medical Center.
The project used more than $2 million from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation and about $1 million in state approved funds to create an innovative program to reduce recidivism from hospitalization, incarceration and homelesnesss among the most vulnerable population with serious mental health issues.
The plan combined a mental health professional with a person in recovery form mental-health issues and a family member to help people discharged from a psychiatric hospital or crisis intervention center to navigate their way through issues toward a productive lifestyle.
National Alliance on Mental Illness Savannah worked with the state’s Department Behavorial Health and Developmental Disabilities, the state Department of Labor and CSX on the program.