Skyland Trail named 2009 Heroes in the Fight Recipient by MHA of Georgia
Atlanta (September 18, 2009) - Mental Health America of Georgia has named Skyland Trail as the 2009 Heroes in the Fight award recipient. The nationally acclaimed mental health treatment center's clinical team was honored for its ‘Recovery Tracks' and the organization's primary care clinic.
Heroes in the Fight is being implemented in partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Mental Health America advocacy organizations in participating mental health communities across the United States. The program celebrates dignity, courage, hope, and recovery in the ongoing treatment of persons with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) by recognizing ‘Heroes' who provide care and support for persons with SPMI and their families.
Skyland Trail received the prestigious honor for its innovative ‘recovery communities' and its on-site primary care clinic. Skyland Trail's five recovery communities were created by its clinical staff in conjunction with its expert National Advisory Board. Under this model of care, Skyland Trail assigns each client to a community of 10 to 15 people with similar diagnoses. This approach allows clients to focus on the most important aspects of their recovery processes. The primary care clinic is helping to bridge the gap between mental and primary health care, an issue that has plagued Americans with mental illness for decades. Both programs are wholly unique to the Atlanta community.
About Skyland Trail
Skyland Trail is a community-based non-profit organization that offers hope to adults with mental illness by teaching them the practical skills they need to lead productive and independent lives. We provide a unique curriculum of innovative services, tailored to the individual client, to improve mental, physical and social well-being. Programs are offered in Atlanta on three campus-like settings and are led by a team of caring professionals who are specialists in their fields.
Chas Strong
Communications Specialist
678.686.5912
cstrong@skylandtrail.org
