Georgia Medicaid insurer denied psychotherapy for thousands
A newspaper finds that the insurance company that manages medical care for many Georgia children has denied or partially denied more than 6,500 requests for psychotherapy between 2019 and mid-2022.
Georgia kids in foster care face obstacles to access mental health services
The 11-year-old entered foster care in crisis. Within hours of being released from a psychiatric unit and arriving at her foster home, she smeared feces all over a bathroom and attempted to jump out of a window. Even so, the company that manages the …
Employees at Clayton teen shelter arrested for child molestation, cover up
The executive director of a shelter for teenagers and her son were arrested last week after a child was allegedly molested in their care, a crime that leaders at the facility are accused of covering up, according to police.
Lawmakers mull changes to reduce the number of foster kids in hotels
Georgia lawmakers are advancing bills that aim to reduce the number of kids entering foster care and temporary hotel placements, while advocates warned the changes would do little to achieve that end.
The six-bill package, backed by the state’s child …