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Camden County officials highlight mental‑health training and community calls for treatment alternatives
Summary
At a May meeting, Camden County commissioners proclaimed Mental Health Awareness Month and heard residents and a DBHDD representative urge expanded services, including a mental‑health court and local treatment capacity; speakers also flagged suicide rates and gaps in local evaluating facilities.
Camden County commissioners proclaimed May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month and heard multiple residents and a state behavioral‑health representative urge the county to expand local treatment options, including exploring a mental‑health court and facilities for crisis evaluation.
The county’s proclamation was read during the board’s May meeting by Chairman Ben L. Casey. Dawn Gray, the Camden County representative to the Region 5 Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) advisory council, told the board the state has increased mandatory training requirements for peace officers and recommended local steps on diversion and court options. “That includes now a mandatory 40 hours of training in crisis intervention,” Gray said, adding that the change takes…
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