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Georgia lawmakers unveil bill to tackle mental health crisis

Georgia Speaker of the House Rep. David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, speaks with reporters at the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, March 25, 2021. Facing a surge in overdose deaths and rural suicides, Georgia lawmakers unveiled a bill Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 to bolster the state's dismal mental health care system. The legislation would pressure private insurers to improve coverage for mental health disorders and substance abuse and create an incentive for people to become mental health workers. It was announced by Ralston, whose support gives it a strong chance of passage, though its exact cost was not immediately clear. - photo by Associated Press

Georgia Speaker of the House Rep. David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, speaks with reporters at the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, March 25, 2021. Facing a surge in overdose deaths and rural suicides, Georgia lawmakers unveiled a bill Wednesday, Jan. — Georgia Speaker of the House Rep. David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, speaks with reporters at the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, March 25, 2021. Facing a surge in overdose deaths and rural suicides, Georgia lawmakers unveiled a bill Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 to bolster the state's dismal mental health care system. The legislation would pressure private insurers to improve coverage for mental health disorders and substance abuse and create an incentive for people to become mental health workers. It was announced by Ralston, whose support gives it a strong chance of passage, though its exact cost was not immediately clear. - photo by Associated Press

ATLANTA — Facing a surge in overdose deaths and rural suicides, Georgia lawmakers unveiled a bill Wednesday to bolster the state's dismal mental health care system.

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