Justice Department Obtains Comprehensive Agreement Regarding the State of Georgia's Mental Health and Developmental Disability System
Press release: Washington - October, 2010
The Justice Department today announced that it has entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement that will transform the state of Georgia's mental health and developmental disability system and resolve a lawsuit the United States brought against the state. The lawsuit alleged unlawful segregation of individuals with mental illness and developmental disabilities in the state's psychiatric hospitals in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Olmstead v. L.C.