DeKalb County creates coalition to improve mental health
A new coalition that includes government officials, doctors, healthcare workers, police, nonprofits, and churches that will work toward bettering the mental health of residents has been launched in DeKalb County. Called the DeKalb County Behavioral Health Coalition (DCBHC), the new group was introduced at the DeKalb County Planning, Economic Development and Community Services (PECS) Committee […]
Shelby Roche, Director of Crisis Services for Claratel Behavioral Health, Decatur Dish TV and Atlanta News First interview.
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DeKalb County Police Department to host Virtual Mental Health Forum May 31
DECATUR, GA— The DeKalb County Police Department will host a Virtual Mental Health Forum on Friday, May 31, at 5 p.m., via Zoom: https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/85940664757. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Crisis Services for Claratel Behavioral Health will discuss suicidal ideation and provide resources. The goal of the mental health forum is to encourage community members […]
Claratel Behavioral Health CEO Fabio van der Merwe WSB-TV People 2 People Interview with Condace Pressley
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Looking at state of mental health in metro Atlanta
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, recognizing those living with mental or behavioral health issues and aiming to reduce stigmas surrounding these common experiences. Part of that process is educating metro Atlanta communities on mental health crises and providing them with ways to help. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), one […]
DeKalb Community Service Board changes name with growth, expansions
The DeKalb Community Service Board and DeKalb County Regional Crisis Center, the largest behavioral health provider in DeKalb County, has changed its name to Claratel Behavioral Health. Officials with the nonprofit, which operates in more than 20 locations throughout the county and has a workforce of more than 500 staff members, said the rebranding and […]
Stretched beyond capacity: Claratel CEO seeks funds for new mental health facility
Fabio Van Der Merwe, CEO of Claratel Behavioral Health,is the head of the largest crisis center in metro Atlanta. He doesn’t hesitate to declare that resources are “stretched beyond capacity.” Claratel was created by state legislation to be the “behavioral health andsubstance use safety net providers for the state,” Merwe told Atlanta BusinessChronicle. It primarily […]
