Forensic
Services Program:
Psychiatric evaluation and treatment in secure and maximum
secure units for clients referred from various components of the
state's criminal justice and corrections systems. Individuals
served include: those who are committed to CSH by the criminal
justice system from throughout the state for pre-trial
psychiatric evaluation and/or inpatient treatment; those who
have been found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) at the
time of commission of a crime or mentally incompetent to stand
trial (IST); those who are admitted with hold orders from jails
for psychiatric evaluation, treatment and stabilization; and
those who are referred from Georgia Department of Corrections
prisons for inpatient psychiatric treatment. Court-ordered
pre-trial evaluations are also conducted on an outpatient basis
in jails.
For more information about CSH’s Forensic Services, click
here.
Nursing
Home Services Program:Skilled and intermediate nursing home care for clients
with significant medical and nursing needs in addition to mental
illness or developmental disabilities. Admissions to the program
must meet the Georgia legal requirements for admission to CSH in
addition to the criteria for skilled or intermediate nursing
care.
For more information about CSH’s Nursing Home Services, click
here.
Community
Residential Program:
Staffed residential homes and supports in the community for
individuals with mental illness, developed and operated by CSH's
Central Care Community Services. The homes provide
cost-effective alternatives to institutionalization and
opportunities for the individuals served to develop and realize
new levels of independence, responsibility and community
involvement. The homes also expand the available options for
individuals and their families and enhance the efforts of
Central State Hospital and the state of Georgia to comply with
the Olmstead-U.S. Supreme Court decision. The Community
Residential Program currently operates seven (7) homes with the
capacity of serving 34 individuals.
For more information about CSH’s Central Care Community
Services, click
here.
