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Georgia Health Report: Federal oversight of state mental health system to scale back

Coming up on the Georgia Health Report: For more than 15 years, Georgia has been under Department of Justice oversight for how the state treats people with disabilities and mental illness. Now, the state, the feds, and an independent auditor say Georgia is doing well enough to have that oversight scaled back. Host Emma Auer is joined by Sam Whitehead, a reporter based in Atlanta with K-F-F Health News.

Sam Whitehead is a reporter with GPB News.He has worked with “Here and Now,”NPR News, “State of the Re:Union,”WSKG News, andWRVO News. He also co-foundedWRFI Community Radio Newsin Ithaca, New York.He hasn’t won any awards yet.In his free time, he tries to become a better storyteller. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.