As part of our ongoing efforts to improve mental health services for
Georgians who are deaf, hard of hearing and late deafened, the Georgia
Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities & Addictive
Diseases is pleased to be partnering with the Georgia State Financing &
Investment Commission - State ADA Coordinator's Office and the Georgia
Department of Labor - Vocational Rehabilitation Services to provide an
important training for interpreters. We are working in conjunction with
the Alabama Dept. of Mental Health to provide the Mental Health
Interpreter Institute in Atlanta in June 2009.



This five-day training was developed by and will be presented by the
Mental Health Interpreter Training Project, Office of Deaf Services
Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. The
aforementioned co-sponsors are excited about this first time offering in
Georgia.

Please see the attached brochure for more information. It will also be
posted on the division's training website at
http://mhddad.dhr.georgia.gov/training

and on Alabama Department of Mental Health's website for MHIT at
www.mhit.org <http://www.mhit.org/>



Everyone is asked to share this information with interpreters in their
area.



Note to Regional Offices: Please share with Regional Office Staff as
well as MH & AD providers so that they are aware of this next step in
Georgia's efforts to address the needs of individuals who are deaf, late
deafened or hard of hearing who need behavioral health services.



Thanks!

Joetta Prost, Ph.D.

Director, Policy & Training

Division of MHDDAD



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