Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT
August 1, 2005

Jana Scoville
(404) 508-7875

DeKalb Addiction Clinic Expands to Serve Residents of South DeKalb County

DECATUR, Georgia - Soon, residents of south DeKalb County can receive substance abuse services close to home! The DeKalb Community Service Board (CSB) will expand its services to open the DeKalb Addiction Clinic at Clifton Springs starting August 1. The intensive outpatient day treatment program includes skill building and psycho-education groups on addiction and recovery, group counseling, family education and individual support for recovery. The program meets American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Level II.I requirements.

These new services will be provided at the DeKalb CSB's Clifton Springs Mental Health Center located at 3110 Clifton Springs Road, Suite B, Decatur, GA 30034. Program hours will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

"We are very excited to offer these services to south DeKalb residents," said Monica Handman, LCSW, Director of Clifton Springs Mental Health Center. "Transportation is a problem for a lot of people, so having this program close to home will allow residents easier access to a much needed service."

To schedule an appointment, call 404-892-4646. All initial assessments will take place at the main campus of the DeKalb Addiction Clinic located at 455 Winn Way, Decatur, GA 30030. To access the DeKalb CSB's other mental health, developmental disabilities or addictive diseases services, call the 24 hour Central Access line at 404-892-4646. for assessments, appointment scheduling, referrals and crisis calls.

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