GA HR1109

Georgia House Resolution 1109 expresses support for the "Mental Health Sentencing and Treatment Alternatives Act" to create sentencing alternatives for individuals with serious mental illness

Thousands of incarcerated Georgians with serious mental illness currently lack adequate treatment, contributing to cycles of crisis, recidivism, and homelessness

Georgia has mental health courts and in-custody treatment requirements but lacks a uniform statutory framework for mental health alternatives at the sentencing stage

The proposed Act would ensure continuity of care from sentencing through release, leverage Medicaid and federal funding, and include transparency and oversight provisions

Resolution directs distribution to the Governor, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of Community Health, and Administrative Office of the Courts