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Georgia


 

School-info4u.com has compiled a comprehensive list of support groups and services in Georgia.

 

 

 

 

Substance misuse

CETPA Inc
7740 Roswell Road Suite 700
Atlanta, GA 30350
(770) 452-8630
www.cetpa.org

Dekalb Community Service
Board at Kirkwood Center
23 Warren Street
Atlanta, GA 30317
(404) 370-7474x350

Road to Recovery Inc
3155 Presidential Drive Suite 104
Atlanta, GA 30340
(770) 220-2885
www.rdtorecovery.com

Southside Medical Center
Substance Abuse Unit
1039 Ridge Avenue SW
Atlanta, GA 30315
404) 564-6800

Bradford Health Services
Columbus Regional Office
2616 Warm Springs Road Suite C
Columbus, GA 31904
Hotline: (706) 649-3075
(706) 649-3075

 

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Emotional well-being

National Mental Health Association of Georgia
100 Edgewood Avenue, N.E., Suite 502
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 527-7175
Web: www.nmhag.org/

State Mental Health Agency

Division of Mental Health/Mental Retardation/Substance Abuse
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 22nd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
(404) 657-2260
Email: jelovrien@dhr.state.ga.us
Web: www.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR/

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Division of Mental Health/Mental Retardation/Substance Abuse
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 23rd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
(404) 657-2157
Email: dmorgan@dhr.state.ga.us
Web: www.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR/

 

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Benefits-social-security

Georgia Department of Education
2066 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE
Atlanta, GA 30334-5001
Phone: (404) 656-2800
Toll-Free: (800) 311-3627
Toll-Free Restrictions: GA residents only
Fax: (404) 651-8737
Email: kathycox@doe.k12.ga.us
Web: www.doe.k12.ga.us/index.asp

 

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Equal opportunities

Rules of the State Board of Education including Vocational & GT
www.doe.k12.ga.us/doe/legalservices/rules.asp

ADDore Yourself Coaching & Consulting
Maureen Nolan, ACG
2572 McKinnon Dr.
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 713-0488
Email: ADDore@comcast.net

Time management coaching for students with ADHD. ADD Coaching & Consulting for parents and families whose members have an attention deficit. ADD education for powerful personal success.

Advocacy & Consulting Services - IEPadvocate4you
Carol Sadler, Special Education Consultant/Advocate
1105 Rock Pointe Look
Woodstock, GA 30188
(770) 442-8357 (770) 442-8357 (fax - call first)
Email: CarolSadler@bellsouth.net
Web: www.IEPadvocate4you.com

Proud parent of two special needs children. Former CHADD and LDA Coordinator & graduate of the GA Advocacy Office's 1st PLSP (Parent Leadership Support Project) special education legal training course.

Advocacy - Our Children, Our Future.

Shannon Garrett
2691 Chandler Grove Ct.
Buford, GA 30519-7084
(770) 271-7703
Email: gaadvocate@bellsouth.net


Helping parents make their way through school system's special education maze.

All in One Advocacy and Resource Center

2987 Clairmont Road, Suite 150
Atlanta, GA 30329
(770) 256-2988; (404) 591-7435 (fax)
Email: jbowen@lsga.org
Web: www.lsga.org


Advocacy, Medicaid waiver serivices, Disability Resources, Special Education, Trainings, Direct Supports, Connection to GA-ParentNetwork, Georgia's top email group for parents of chilren with disabilities


American Foundation for the Blind-Southeast
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
Email: atlanta@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org/

Center for Psychological and Educational Assessment
6111 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Building F-103
Atlanta, GA 30328
(770) 352-9952
Email: info@atlantachildpsych.com
Web: www.atlantachildpsych.com
CPEA is located in Atlanta and specializes in assessment and treatment of autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, behavioral and emotional difficulties in children.

CHADD of Gwinnett & Dekalb Counties
Beth Butler, Coordinator
1729 Willard Way, Snellville, GA 30078
(770) 736-5519
Email: bbutlerchadd@earthlink.net
Web: www.chaddonline.org/chapters/chadd528.html

CHADD offers education and support for parents who have children with ADHD

Dyslexia Institutes of America
L. Miggins, Director of Education
6145 Barfield Road Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30328
(678) 353-3339; (404) 459-5526
Email: info@dyslexiaga.org
Web: www.dyslexiaga.org

Assessment and therapy backed by years of groundbreaking research into the treatment of dyslexia.

The Georgia Centre for Parental Coaching, Inc.

Brenda Murphy, MA
1321 Maple Creek Avenue, Ste 101
Loganville, GA 30052
(770) 554-0716, Ext. 2; (404) 788-6990; (770) 466-8663 (fax)
Email: brendam2005@comcast.net
Web: www.parentcoachingcenter.com


The GA Centre provides the parents of ADHD children with parent coaching, information/education in managing children's challenging behavior.

Georgia Child Care Council
2987 Clairmont Road, Suite 220
Atlanta, GA 30329-1687
(404) 679-4880
Web: www.decal.state.ga.us/

Georgia Childhood Bipolar Foundation
(678) 231-5279 - Julie Ward, President
Email: gcbf@gcbf.org
Web: www.gcbf.org

GCBF is a not-for-profit foundation that seeks to support and educate parents and professionals about childhood onset bipolar disorder. We sponsor several online support groups, in-person meetings and monitored children's support groups.

Georgia Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
114 Baker Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308-3366
(404) 659-0214
Email: gapta@mindspring.com
Web: www.georgiapta.org/

Georgia Department of Education

1870 Twin Towers East,
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3963; (404) 651-6457
fax: (800) 311-3627 (GA residents only)

Georgia Legal Services Program
1100 Spring Street, N.W., Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 206-5175
Email: ttogut@glsp.org

Georgia Parent Support Network
1381 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 758-4500; (800) 832-8645
Email: gpsn@mindspring.com
Web:www.gpsn.org/


Georgia Parent Support Network (GPSN) is dedicated to providing support, education, and advocacy for children and youth with mental illness, emotional disturbances, and behavioral differences and their families.

Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association

P.O. Box 6708
Athens, GA 30604
(706) 613-0144
Email: exdir@gsha.org
Web: www.gsha.org/

Georgia
State Board of Education Rules Pertaining to Exceptional Students
www.doe.k12.ga.us/doe/legalservices/rules.asp

Lorna Sills Katica, Esq.

Attorney at Law
One Alliance Center
3500 Lenox Road Suite 1500
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 419-2485; (404) 419-2486 (fax)
Email: LKatica@katicalaw.com
Web: katicalaw.com

Law Firm Specializing in Education Law and Labor and Employment Law. Experience in representing special education students in multiple school districts in Georgia.

American Foundation for the Blind-Southeast

100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA30303
(404) 525-2303
Email: atlanta@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Accessible IT ResourceCenter
Southeast Disability and BusinessTechnicalAssistanceCenter (DBTAC)
490 Tenth Street
Atlanta, GA30318
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Email: sedbtacproject@law.syr.edu
Web: www.sedbtac.org/

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Southeast Disability and
Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC)
490 Tenth Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Email: sedbtacproject@law.syr.edu
Web: www.sedbtac.org/

American Foundation for the Blind-Southeast
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
Email: atlanta@afb.org

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Child law support and Youth organization centers

PIAGET Network- Professional Independent Advocates Guiding Educational Transitions
Contact: Mandy Abel Hillinger
4075 Springlake Circle
Buford GA 30519
678-576-7947
Email: MandyHillinger@Piagetnetwork.com
Web: www.piagetnetwork.com


P.I.A.G.E.T Network is educators and advocates available to evaluate, attend meetings, make recommendations, prepare letters and explain Special Education Laws pertaining to your child's needs.

State Mediation System

Georgia Department of Education
Division for Exceptional Students
1870 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334-5060
(404) 657-9959
Email: nohara@doe.k12.ga.us

 

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Personal development and alternative education

 

 

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Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and transgender

 

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Refugee/asylum seekers and new immigration law

 

 

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Mentoring

BBBS of Columbus
1350 15th Ave
Columbus, GA 31902
(706) 327-3760
E-mail: bcopeland@familycenterofcolumbus.com
Web: www.bbbsofcolumbus.org

BBBS of Metro Atlanta, Inc.

100 Edgewood Ave - #710
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 601-7000
E-mail: lmitchell@bbbsatl.org
Web:www.bbbsatl.org

 

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Professionals and Carers

Parents Educating Parents and
Professionals for All Children (PEPPAC)

3680 Kings Hwy
Douglasville, GA 30135
770-577-7771
770-577-7774 FAX
Toll-Free: 1-800-322-7065
Email: peppinc@peppinc.org
Web: www.peppinc.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

Web: www.georgiapta.org/

Parent to Parent of Georgia, Inc.
3805 Presidential Parkway, Suite 207
Atlanta, GA 30340
(770) 451-5484
Email: info@parenttoparentofga.org
Web: www.parenttoparentofga.org/

Parent Training Information Project

Parents Educating Parents & Professional for All Children (PEPPAC)
The RACHAM Building
8957 Highway 5
Douglasville, GA 30134
(770) 577-7771; (770)577-7774
fax: (800) 322-7065 (GA only)
Email: peppac@bellsouth.net
Web: www.peppinc.org

 

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Adult education

www.elearners.com

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The Internet Public Library- IPL
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