Contact: Jeff Stammler

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Pathways Center to Develop ACT Team “Here We Grow Again” LaGrange, GA August 8, 2012: Pathways Center successfully submitted a proposal to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to implement a new ACT team serving Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether and Troup Counties.

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a specialized evidence based practice that provides a comprehensive system of care and treatment for individuals who suffer from severe and persistent mental illness and in which other traditional treatment modalities have failed.

Recruitment for this program will begin immediately and will include 10-12 new positions.

Jade Benefield, CEO, commented, “We are excited about this opportunity. It fits with the agency’s vision for increased growth by creating the opportunity to serve more individuals and allows us to contribute to additional community based services.”

Kay Hill, Deputy Director will lead the project through the initial developmental phase. While the vast majority of services will be provided in the communities, the ACT Team will base its operations in Heard County, which is a centralized location for the service area.

Please look for more information about new positions available on the careers page of the Pathways Center website (www.pathwayscsb.org) and/or by visiting the Careers website at www.careers.ga.gov.

Pathways Center is a premier behavioral healthcare organization serving over 11,000 individuals in the West Georgia Region. Pathways Center provides services that are family centered, culturally and consumer responsive, and that lead to empowerment, self sufficiency, and an improved quality of life for persons affected by serious and persistent mental, developmental, or behavioral challenges. For more information, please visit our website at www.pathwayscsb.org.

For Release 9 a.m. EDT, September 23, 2004