NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DEKALB COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Directors of the DeKalb Community Service Board will be held on the 22nd day of March 2018, at Four o’clock (4:00) P.M., at Richardson Building, 445 Winn Way, 4th Floor, Room 421, Decatur… Read more »
The DeKalb CSB Board meets at 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. in Room 421 of the Eleanor L. Richardson Health Center located at 445 Winn Way, Decatur, Georgia, 30030. All board meetings are open to the public. Please see below for the FY 2018 board meeting schedule. Thursday, March 22, 2018 Thursday, May 24, 2018 … Read more »
Decatur, GA— DeKalb Community Service Board just opened their third Psychosocial Rehabilitation program (PSR). The Winn Way DeKalb CSB PSR will be located at 450 Winn Way “We are pleased to be opening the new PSR location, increasing convenience and accessibility for patients close to home,” said Lamarr Lewis, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program Manager. “The new… Read more »
Brighter DeKalb Foundation is proud to be a Kroger Community Rewards program recipient. The Brighter DeKalb Foundation is a non-profit organization in metro Atlanta, Georgia, established to support behavioral health and developmental disability services provided by the DeKalb Community Service Board. The Kroger Community Rewards program allows customers to register their Kroger Plus Card and… Read more »
On the morning of Saturday, June 3rd, DeKalb Community Service Board experienced a devastating fire at one of their Mental Health Residential Program properties. Thankfully, while all of the occupants escaped without serious injury, eleven clients enrolled in the residential program lost their homes. In response to the Brookhaven Apartment Fire, Brighter DeKalb Foundation launched… Read more »
The Brighter DeKalb Foundation has teamed up with Macy’s for the Shop For A Cause Fundraiser. Shop For A Cause gives you the opportunity to help support DeKalb CSB’s mental health, substance use and developmental disability programs. Donate $5 to the Brighter DeKalb Foundation and receive an exclusive savings pass to shop at Macy’s during… Read more »
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month was founded in 2008 to bring awareness to the unique struggles that underrepresented groups face in regard to mental illness in the United States (US). Mental illness affects one in five adults and one in 10 children in America, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Furthermore, mental… Read more »
Join the Brighter Tomorrow’s Team to Raise Funds and Awareness to Help Change Perceptions Around Mental Illness DeKalb CSB is proud to be a sponsor of this year’s NAMIWalks Georgia. NAMIWalks is NAMI’s largest and most successful mental health awareness and fundraising event in the country! We invite you to #JoinTheMovement by joining our Brighter Tomorrow’s… Read more »
This coming Monday is Memorial Day, a day we often acknowledge by shopping, vacations, the opening of pools and family cookouts. We often forget what Memorial Day actually represents; a time to remember those who sacrificed their lives for their country, our freedoms, and the promise of a greater future. The many women and men who… Read more »
The July 27th board meeting of the DeKalb Community Service Board is open to the public for those who are interested in services for mental health, addiction and developmental disabilities. The meeting will be held at 4:00 pm at 445 Winn Way, Room 421, Decatur, GA 30030. The Community Engagement Committee meeting will be held in… Read more »
