Budget and Taxes Health Justice Leah Chan Reports Overview: 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities February 7, 2024 / February 8, 2024 by Leah Chan Among a range of duties, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities operates five state psychiatric hospitals, provides evaluation and treatment for individuals under the jurisdiction of the court system to determine their competency to stand trial, and provides community-based services to Georgians living with mental health conditions, substance use disorders and […] Read more » Behavioral Health Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Budget Cuts dbhdd
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Leah Chan Reports Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities February 8, 2023 / February 8, 2023 by Leah Chan Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s behavioral health and developmental disabilities safety net with $1.4 billion in state general funds, a $69 million or about five percent increase above current funding. The proposal includes a $2,000 cost-of-living increase for full-time staff. The proposal also increases funding to expand […] Read more » Behavioral Health Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Budget Cuts dbhdd
Blog Health Justice Leah Chan Opioid Settlement Funding Presents Opportunity to Address Georgia’s Drug Overdose Epidemic June 7, 2022 / June 13, 2022 by Leah Chan Georgia has the opportunity to tap into millions of dollars to address the drug overdose crisis thanks to settlements of lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies and others involved in distribution and sales of prescription opioids. Most recently, in May 2022, Governor Kemp signed legislation that helps unlock $636 million from the settlement with Cardinal, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen […] Read more » dbhdd opioid substance use
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Reports Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities February 16, 2022 / February 17, 2022 by David Schaefer Gov. Brian Kemp’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget proposal increases funding for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) by $129 million compared to FY 2021, an 11 percent increase in state funds.[1] The FY 2023 budget proposal is a $96 million increase over FY 2020, representing a total increase of […] Read more » Behavioral Health Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Budget Cuts dbhdd
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities February 12, 2021 / February 15, 2021 by Laura Harker Gov. Brian Kemp’s fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget proposal increases funding for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities by $22 million compared to FY 2021. Most of this funding will be used to make up for the loss of federal Medicaid matching funds due to the annual adjustment in the matching […] Read more » Behavioral Health Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Budget Cuts dbhdd
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities February 11, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Laura Harker Download PDF The governor’s budget proposal for the 2020 fiscal year adds $78.7 million more in state general funds for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities than the 2019 budget. It directs $10.4 million in state funds toward home and community-based waiver programs and housing support services. These efforts are a part of […] Read more » Budget dbhdd Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Safety Net State Budget substance abuse
