Company Profile
Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
Company Overview
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) is the state agency that focuses solely on policies, programs, and services for people with severe and persistent mental illness, substance use disorders, and developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Georgia is a southeastern U.S. state whose diverse terrain spans coastal marshland and beaches to wide stretches of farmland and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
DBHDD operates five state hospitals in Atlanta, Milledgeville, Augusta, Columbus, and Savannah. These hospitals provide acute and chronic mental health care for individuals on both civil and forensic services.
DBHDD offers a competitive salary; vacation and sick leave; 12 recognized holidays; retirement plan; health, dental, vision, legal, disability and life insurances. DBHDD is also a Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer.
Company History
The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) is the state agency that focuses solely on policies, programs, and services for people with severe and persistent mental illness, substance use disorders, and developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Created by the Governor and the General Assembly in 2009, DBHDD began operations on July 1st, 2009. We are responsible for most of the activities that were undertaken by the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Diseases, which was part of the former Department of Human Resources.
We have over 5,000 employees whose work is structured in three divisions by disability area: Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Diseases.
DBHDD operates five regional state hospitals and provides and oversees community-based services across the state.
We operate five regional and state hospitals located in Atlanta, Milledgeville, Augusta, Columbus, and Savannah. The hospitals offer different services based on the populations they serve and the capacity of community providers. These hospitals provide a spectrum of care from 23-hour observation through residential services.
DBHDD provides and funds a variety of community-based services, including:
• Treatment through providers such as with Community Service Boards;
• Mobile Crisis services for adults as well as children and adolescents;
• Services funded through Medicaid waivers for people with developmental & intellectual disabilities;
• Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams that can visit those with persistent mental illness on a daily basis if needed;
• Group homes;
• Crisis Stabilization Programs;
• And many others for all three of the major populations we serve.
The goal of community-based services is to serve people as close to home as possible in the least restrictive setting. Doing so allows them to draw on natural supports, such as family, neighbors, churches, schools, and community activities. It gives them a better chance to maintain the kind of quality of life that all of us want with self-determination and independence.
For more information about the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities, please visit our website. www.dbhdd.georgia.gov
Benefits
Benefits:
• Vacation
o 15 days each year up to 5 years of service
o 18 days each year from 5-10 years of service
o 21 days each year for 10 + years of service
• Sick Leave – accrual at a rate of 10 hours per month (15 days each year)
• Holidays – the state of Georgia recognizes 12 paid holidays
• Retirement
o 401(k) plan with a matching employer contribution
o Defined Benefit Pension Plan
• Available Insurance
o Health
o Dental
o Vision
o Legal
o Disability
o Healthcare & Childcare spending accounts
o Life & dependent life insurance
Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer