Ellen Eldridge
Ellen Eldridge is a digital producer for GPB. She has previously worked as a breaking news reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The topics she most often writes about as a freelance reporter are mental health issues, crime and public safety. Ellen graduated Kennesaw State University magna cum laude in 2015 with a degree in communication focused on journalism.
When not at work, Ellen lives with her husband, daughter and son in Woodstock.
-
Ketamine for Depression -
-
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston filed House Bill 1013 on Wednesday. During a morning press conference, he said the bill represents input from the Georgia Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission, formed by Gov. Brian Kemp in 2019.
-
Lawmakers in Georgia are expected to introduce an omnibus mental health bill at the steps of the Capitol at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. House Speaker David Ralston will announce the bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Todd Jones and Democratic Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver.
-
When germs learn to defeat drugs meant to kill them, infections are hard if not impossible to treat. Scientists say finding the MCR-9 gene in the first sample tested in Georgia sewer water means research, health care and government agencies should seek solutions now to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
-
The pandemic continues to affect people in a variety of ways. Some are positive, like couples who became pregnant and/or had a baby after March of 2020.…
-
Even when mental health is covered, providers of behavioral health services can be tough to find. And there are not always enough of them to treat rising pandemic-related anxiety or depression. The deadline to sign up for a health plan on the marketplace is Jan. 15.
-
Leaders across the nation are preparing for this summer’s rollout of the new 988 crisis line meant to supplement 911. The federal act creating this mental…
-
The BOOST Grants Program provides three-year grants, renewed annually, to community-based and statewide organizations that operate comprehensive out-of-school time programming year-round, over the summer months or after school during the academic year.
-
Establishing 988 as the “911” for suicide prevention and mental health crisis services will make it easier for Georgians in crisis to access the help they need and decrease the stigma surrounding suicide and mental health. It is expected to increase demand on the crisis system twofold.
