ABOUT HELP IS HERE   | SURVEY   |   COVID-19 & MENTAL HEALTH
**STORIES OF HOPE | HELP IS HERE IN YOUR COMMUNITY   |   MENTAL HEALTH MOBILE UNIT
988 SUICIDE & CRISIS LINE | MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES | SOCIAL MEDIA & COVID MISINFORMATION | ABOUT THE VACCINE |   COVID-19 IN FULTON COUNTY
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About help is here

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a far-reaching impact on our Fulton County communities. Even people who did not contract COVID-19, felt stressed, worried, anxious, and depressed. COVID-19 is still with us today. Cases are rising again, and we are just now beginning to understand the impact the pandemic had on mental, physical, financial, and social health in our communities.

That’s why the Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities has launched Help is Here, to address health literacy around COVID/Long COVID, at the intersection of mental and behavioral health (while including a focus on the fight against stigmas).

The campaign, funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Minority Health, includes community events, a Help Is Here Mental Health Mobile Unit, and the Help Is Here Community Engagement HUB where Fulton County residents can find stories from real people, information and resources for maintaining a healthy mind, body and spirit, how to **spot mis/disinformation online, and how to request a visit from the Help Is Here Mental Health Mobile Unit in YOUR community, today**!

Advancing Health Literacy Survey

The Fulton County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities has partnered with The Morehouse School of Medicine Prevention Research Center (MSM PRC) to conduct an Advancing Health Literacy Survey.

COVID-19 & MENTAL HEALTH

We know that the health of our bodies is linked to the health of our minds. When we care about our physical health, we do things like exercising, eating well and going to the doctor. Just like we take care of our bodies, we also need to take care of our mental health. But many of us find it hard to talk about our feelings. And we don’t always know when to get help or where to go. The information here is designed to help you learn more about mental health so you can take care of yourself and others.

Mental Health in Fulton County

A way to connect people who are in a crisis to a trained counselor who can address their immediate needs and help connect them to ongoing care.

Mental Health Research

There are still many harmful attitudes and misunderstandings around mental illness, which may make people ignore their mental health, fuel stigma, and make it harder to reach out for help.

stories of hope

Real Stories from Fulton County Residents

Angela – “How I Overcame
Substance Use”

Charles – “How I Overcame
My Addiction”

HELP IS HERE IN YOUR COMMUNITY

Fulton County Octoberfest Fall Festival

Mental Health Mobile Unit on the Move:
2023 Atlanta Pride Parade

County Manager Dick Anderson Q & A
on the New Mobile Mental Health Unit

Happening in Fulton:
New Mental Health Mobile Unit

How a Metro Atlanta County Will Fight
Against the Stigmas of Mental Health Treatments on the Go

Fulton County Offers New
Mental Health Mobile Unit

FULTON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH MOBILE UNIT

Request the Help Is Here Mental Health Mobile Unit in Your Community Today

988 Suicide & Crisis line

LGBTQI+ Services

Resources For Black Mental Health

988 Lifeline x Brandon Marshall

Lifeline x Sounds of Saving

Happening in Fulton County

How the Mobile Crisis Response Works

Reasons to Connect with the 988 Lifeline

Thoughts of suicide
Drinking too much
Anxiety
Sexual Orientation
Drug use
Feeling depressed
Mental and phyisical illness
Loneliness Trauma
Relationships
Economic worries, and more

mental health resources

Good Mental Health is a Gift We All Deserve – BHDD Depression

The Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) has developed a series of brief videos to help you navigate the holiday season. In moments of sadness or uncertainty, please remember that help is here

More Mental Health Resources

Stigma & Discrimination

Stigma

Articles

Seminars

Stigma & Discrimination

Stigma

Articles

Seminars

Factsheets & Downloadable Resources

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SociaL MEdia & COVID MISINFORMATION

In the News

Ambassador/Health Worker Resources

So, you did your own COVID-19 research.
But, did you pop the filter bubble?

Conversations & Content that Combat Mis/Disinformation & Drive COVID Vaccine Confidence & Uptake Training

Truth Check on Media Literacy

GA CHWs & Social Media 101 – Storytelling For Healthy Change

about the vaccine

COVID-19 Playlist

14 Videos

COVID-19 Vaccines: Safe and Sound Science

COVID-19 Vaccines: Safe and Sound Science

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COVID-19 Vaccines: Developed by Dedicated Scientists

COVID-19 Vaccines: Developed by Dedicated Scientists

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COVID-19 Vaccines: Side Effects: Normal, Mild, and Temporary

COVID-19 Vaccines: Side Effects: Normal, Mild, and Temporary

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DPH Efectos secundarios: Normales, leves y pasajeros

DPH Efectos secundarios: Normales, leves y pasajeros

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Procedimientos científicos seguros y sólidos

Procedimientos científicos seguros y sólidos

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DPH Desarrollada por científicos dedicadosTitle

GA DPH COVID19 Vaccine SideEffect :30 English

GA DPH COVID19 Vaccine SideEffect :30 English

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Vaccines Explained: Trust the Facts

Vaccines Explained: Trust the Facts

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Explicación de las vacunas - Confíe los hechos

Explicación de las vacunas - Confíe los hechos

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Know Before You Go - COVID-19 Vaccine

Know Before You Go - COVID-19 Vaccine

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GA DPH GuÍa para dosis única y dos dosis

GA DPH GuÍa para dosis única y dos dosis

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GA DPH GuÍa para dosis única y dos dosis

GA DPH GuÍa para dosis única y dos dosis

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GA DPH Single Dose and Two Dose Guide

GA DPH Single Dose and Two Dose Guide

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GA DPH Single Dose and Two Dose Guide

GA DPH Single Dose and Two Dose Guide

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covid-19 in fulton county

COVID in My Community

Learn more about resources to assist people and businesses affected by COVID-19 in our community.

JOIN THE COMMUNITY

find HELP IS HERE and VACCINE EVENTs

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This site was created by The BLK+Cross on behalf of the Advancing Health Literacy Grant supported through an agreement with the Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities funded by the Office of Minority Health (OMH) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The content that appears here does not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by OMH/HHS or the U.S. Government.