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DBHDD outlines Macon IDD stabilization center, community residential beds and forensic bed backlog
Summary
Kevin Tanner, DBHDD commissioner, described a new 16‑bed IDD (intellectual and developmental disabilities) stabilization center in Macon, community residential homes for higher‑need IDD clients, and an ongoing forensic bed shortage with long wait times for court‑ordered bed placements.
Kevin Tanner, commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, briefed the committee on capacity expansions and continuing forensic bed pressures.
Tanner described a 16‑bed inpatient stabilization center under construction in Macon intended to serve adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have medical or behavioral needs that make community placement…
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