River Edge, Mercer Partner To Increase Services For Georgians With Intellectual Disability Disorders
Monday, June 9th, 2025
Leaders from the Mercer University School of Medicine and River Edge Behavioral Health say Georgians living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are underserved. that’s why they’re partnering with the Georgia department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) to open a new, state of the art diagnostic facility.
DBHDD serves more than 120,000 patients across the state, but never before to the extent they’ll be able to soon. Kevin Tanner, Commissioner of DBHDD, says the new 34,000 square foot Macon facility will be Georgia’s first to combine inpatient and outpatient services.
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