CSBs play an important part in providing behavioral health and developmental disability services. But what exactly is a CSB? In 1993, the Georgia General Assembly created the community service board (CSB) system to function as the state’s public safety net for behavioral health and developmental disability services. CSBs are instrumentalities of state government and provide services via contract with DBHDD. Georgia’s CSB system is made up of 26 agencies that deliver services across the state. Nearly $300 million is invested annually into the CSB system to deliver core services as well as services required by a settlement agreement with the The United States Department of Justice (DOJ). In 2010, the State of Georgia entered into the Americans Disabilities Act (ADA) Settlement Agreement with the DOJ. This agreement represents a 5-year plan to transition from an institutional model of health care delivery to a community-based system. The department’s partnership with the CSBs is a key component of efforts to meet the terms of the settlement agreement and to expand community-based services across Georgia.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:30:58 +0000
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