by William Carnes | Feb 8, 2024 | Blog
HB 520 By Representative Todd Jones GC4R was a leader in a coalition of over 60 organizations supporting HB 520, the successor legislation to HB 1013 – The Mental Health Parity Act. After receiving overwhelming bi-partisan support in the House of Representatives, HB...
by William Carnes | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog
The Georgia Council for Recovery calls on the full U.S. Senate to take urgent action on the comprehensive legislative package aimed at combatting the opioid epidemic passed yesterday by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.On...
by William Carnes | Dec 12, 2023 | Blog
The Georgia Council for Recovery calls on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to pass S. 644, the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act. This bill expands access to methadone for an individual’s unsupervised use to treat opioid use...
by William Carnes | Dec 12, 2023 | Blog
The Georgia Council for Recovery calls on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to take urgent action on the comprehensive legislative package aimed at combatting the opioid epidemic. The heart of the package is reauthorization of the SUPPORT...
by William Carnes | Sep 1, 2023 | Blog
Dear Recovery Champions, As we stand at the threshold of September, I am thrilled to announce the kickoff of the 2023 National Recovery Month! This year’s theme, “Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community,” fills our...