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A broken system leads Georgia parents to abandon their children in desperate bid to help them
One mom told me, “I love my son. I love him so much but it’s like, am I the best thing for him?" more »
posted 07/08/21
Why were the parents of 13 children in Georgia desperate enough to abandon them last year?
It’s been called trading custody for care — the belief that the state can offer something the... more »
posted 11/25/20

Rebecca Lindstrom's Work
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Project: Georgia families struggling with access to mental healthcare will soon see changes
With the passage of the Mental Health Parity Act, insurers are required to provide equal coverage for behavioral health care.
Project: 'This is everything' | Mom hugs Speaker of the House after Georgia passes landmark mental health reform
A mom reaches out to thank lawmakers for their support of mental health reform, as her daughter sits in a crisis stabilization unit for the 17th time.
Project: Mom says she left note with abandoned child, police never found it
A teenage boy left at a hospital in December 2019 triggered 11Alive’s investigation into child abandonment. His mom says there’s a lot we don’t know about that day.