Addiction Recovery Resources
ADDICTION, RECOVERY, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES
Franklin, Hart, Madison, and Elbert Counties, Georgia
Rainbow Pantry provides this information as a community resource and does not administer these programs. All these programs are operated by independent organizations.
If someone appears to be overdosing or cannot stay awake, call 911 immediately and use naloxone if available.
If someone is in crisis, suicidal, severely intoxicated, or unsafe, call 988 or Georgia Crisis & Access Line at 1-800-715-4225.
Note: For all below services, call first because hours, eligibility, funding, and program availability can change. For overdose, danger, or immediate medical emergency, call 911.
CRISIS AND FIRST-CALL RESOURCES
Georgia Crisis & Access Line / GCAL
Phone: 1-800-715-4225
Available: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Offers: Crisis help and access to state-funded mental health, developmental disability, and addictive-disease services. This is one of the best first calls when someone needs urgent help but is not sure where to go.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Phone or text: 988
Available: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Offers: Free, confidential crisis support for people in emotional distress, suicidal crisis, substance-use crisis, or mental-health crisis.
SAMHSA National Treatment Locator
Website: FindTreatment.gov
SAMHSA Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP / 1-800-662-4357
Offers: Confidential treatment locator for mental-health, drug, and alcohol treatment programs. Useful when someone needs detox, inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, medication-assisted treatment, or a program outside the immediate county area.
CARES Warm Line - Georgia Council for Recovery
Phone: 1-844-326-5400
Available: 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., 7 days a week
Offers: Peer support for people in recovery, people seeking recovery, and family members or friends affected by substance use. CARES stands for Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialist.
Peer2Peer Warm Line - Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network
Phone: 1-888-945-1414
Available: 24 hours a day
Offers: Peer support by phone for Georgians dealing with behavioral-health concerns. This is not limited to addiction, but it can be helpful when someone needs support, encouragement, and help finding resources.
Georgia Overdose Prevention / Naloxone Resource
Website: georgiaoverdoseprevention.org
Offers: Naloxone / Narcan information and rescue-kit requests for people at high risk of overdose and loved ones of people at risk. Naloxone can temporarily reverse opioid overdose and help a person resume breathing.
FRANKLIN COUNTY / ROYSTON / LAVONIA AREA
Avita Community Partners - Franklin County Behavioral Health Services
137 Jeffrey Street, Lavonia, GA 30553
Phone: 706-376-4002
Main contact: 800-525-8751
Crisis hotline: 800-715-4225
Website: avitapartners.org
Offers: Behavioral-health services, addictive-disease support, mental-health support, child/adolescent services, and developmental-disability services.
Suggested use: Good first local referral for substance-use assessment, outpatient addiction help, co-occurring mental-health concerns, and connection to higher levels of care.
HART COUNTY / HARTWELL AREA
Avita Community Partners - Hart County Behavioral Health Services
228 North College Avenue, Hartwell, GA 30643
Phone: 706-376-4002
Main contact: 800-525-8751
Crisis hotline: 800-715-4225
Website: avitapartners.org
Offers: Behavioral-health services, addictive-disease support, mental-health support, child/adolescent services, and developmental-disability services.
Suggested use: Good first local referral for substance-use assessment, outpatient treatment, family concerns connected to addiction, and mental-health/addiction issues occurring together.
Celebrate Recovery - Cornerstone Baptist Church
Cornerstone Baptist Church
Address: 1543 Anderson Highway, Hartwell, GA 30643
Meeting time: Tuesdays at 6:45 p.m.
Website: celebraterecovery.com
Offers: Christ-centered recovery group for hurts, habits, and hang-ups, including addiction-related struggles. Suggested use: Good referral for someone who wants a faith-based recovery support group. Call the church first before sending someone to verify the meeting is still active.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Alive & Well Group
79ers Club
Address: 296 Ulyanovsk Road, Hartwell, GA 30643
Note: Listed as behind Wendy's
Offers: AA meetings for people dealing with alcohol addiction.
Suggested use: Good referral for alcohol recovery support. Check the current meeting schedule through Alcoholics Anonymous of Georgia before sending someone.
Narcotics Anonymous - Hartwell Area Meetings
Meeting finder: grscna.com or negana.org
Example local listing: Lake Hartwell Group, Hartwell area
Offers: Peer-support meetings for people recovering from drug addiction.
Suggested use: Use the NA meeting finder for current meeting times, because local NA schedules can change.
MADISON COUNTY / DANIELSVILLE / COLBERT / COMER AREA
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems - Madison County
Fine Finish Service Center
Address: 44 Spring Lake Drive, Danielsville, GA 30633
Phone: 706-795-2141
Main Advantage number: 855-333-9544
Website: advantagebhs.org
Offers: Addiction treatment referrals, mental-health services, behavioral-health services, and support for co-occurring mental-health and substance-use concerns.
Suggested use: Call Advantage directly for addiction, mental-health, and co-occurring behavioral-health referrals in Madison County. Verify whether the Danielsville site provides the needed service directly or refers to Athens or another Advantage clinic.
Advantage REACH Mobile Treatment Clinic
Service area includes Advantage's 10-county service area, including Madison and Elbert counties
Main Advantage number: 855-333-9544
Website: advantagebhs.org
Offers: Mobile addiction treatment and behavioral-health services for rural communities.
Suggested use: Ask Advantage whether the mobile unit is currently serving Madison County, Elbert County, or nearby locations.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Colbert Group
Address: Colbert Baptist Church, Colbert, GA
Meeting time: Thursday at 7:00 p.m., open discussion meeting
Offers: AA recovery support for alcohol addiction.
Suggested use: Call or check the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting finder, because meeting times can change.
Al-Anon / Alateen
Meeting finder: ga-al-anon.org or al-anon.org
Offers: Support for family members and friends affected by someone else's drinking. Al-Anon is for people affected by another person's drinking. Alateen is for young people affected by another person's drinking.
Suggested use: Good referral for spouses, parents, grandparents, adult children, and teens affected by alcohol addiction in the family.
ELBERT COUNTY / ELBERTON / BOWMAN AREA
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems - Elbert County
Address: 50 Chestnut Street, Elberton, GA 30635
Phone: 706-213-2151
Other behavioral-health/addiction listing: 706-213-2048
Main Advantage number: 855-333-9544
Website: advantagebhs.org
Offers: Behavioral-health and addictive-disease services, including substance-use assessment, outpatient treatment, co-occurring mental-health/addiction concerns, and connection to other levels of care.
Suggested use: Good first local referral for substance-use assessment, outpatient treatment, mental-health/addiction issues, and help finding higher levels of care.
H.O.P.E. - Helping Overcome Poverty in Elbert County
Francis Asbury Methodist Church
Address: 1016 Ruckersville Road, Elberton, GA 30635
Phone: 706-283-5956
Website: elberthope.org
Offers: Not specifically an addiction-treatment program, but useful for people in recovery who also need help with rent, utilities, prescription medication, transportation, financial counseling, budget mentoring, and referrals.
Suggested use: Good support referral when addiction or recovery is connected with poverty, unstable housing, transportation problems, medication needs, or family crisis.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Elberton Group / 5th Tradition Group
The Double A Club House
Address: 933 Elbert Street, Elberton, GA 30635
Offers: AA meetings for alcohol recovery.
Suggested use: Good referral for alcohol recovery support. Verify current meeting times through Alcoholics Anonymous of Georgia or the Meeting Guide app before sending someone.
Narcotics Anonymous - Elbert County / Northeast Georgia Meetings
Meeting finder: grscna.com or negana.org
Offers: Peer-support meetings for drug addiction recovery.
Suggested use: Use the NA meeting finder for current meetings near Elberton, Hartwell, Athens, Commerce, or surrounding areas.
REGIONAL / NEARBY RESOURCES SERVING MORE THAN ONE COUNTY
Avita Community Partners
Service area includes Franklin and Hart counties
Main contact: 800-525-8751
Crisis hotline: 800-715-4225
Franklin / Hart local phone: 706-376-4002
Website: avitapartners.org
Offers: Mental-health services, addictive-disease services, child/adolescent programs, crisis services, and developmental-disability services.
Suggested use: Best regional provider to call first for Franklin County and Hart County residents who need addiction or mental-health services.
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems
Service area includes Madison and Elbert counties
Main number: 855-333-9544
Athens administrative/contact listing: 250 Bray Street, Athens, GA 30601
Phone listed by DBHDD: 706-389-9774
Website: advantagebhs.org
Offers: Community Service Board services for Madison and Elbert counties, including treatment and recovery support for behavioral-health challenges and addictive diseases.
Suggested use: Best regional provider to call first for Madison County and Elbert County residents who need addiction or mental-health services.
Georgia HOPE
Website: gahope.org
Offers: Community-based mental-health, substance-use, and family-preservation services in Georgia.
Suggested use: Possible referral for families, youth, and individuals who need community-based support. Call or check service availability for the specific county.
Kind Recovery Center
Athens-based / telehealth option for North Georgia
Website: kindrecoverycenter.com
Offers: Trauma and addiction counseling by telehealth.
Suggested use: Possible option when transportation is a barrier or when someone needs trauma/addiction counseling that can be done remotely. Verify insurance, fees, and availability.
Alcoholics Anonymous of Georgia
Meeting finder: find.aageorgia.org
Main AA site: aa.org
Offers: Local and regional AA meeting searches for alcohol recovery.
Suggested use: Best way to find current local AA meetings near Hartwell, Elberton, Royston, Lavonia, Danielsville, Comer, Colbert, or Athens.
Narcotics Anonymous - Georgia Region / Northeast Georgia NA
Georgia NA: grscna.com
Northeast Georgia NA: negana.org
Offers: NA meeting searches and recovery support for drug addiction.
Suggested use: Best way to find current NA meetings near Royston, Hartwell, Elberton, Madison County, Commerce, Athens, or surrounding areas.
Al-Anon Family Groups / Alateen
Georgia Al-Anon: ga-al-anon.org
National meeting finder: al-anon.org
Offers: Support for families and friends affected by someone else's drinking.
Suggested use: Good referral for family members who are overwhelmed by a loved one's alcohol addiction.
If someone wants addiction treatment but does not know where to start, use:
Georgia Crisis & Access Line
1-800-715-4225
SAMHSA Treatment Locator
Avita Community Partners for Franklin County and Hart County
706-376-4002
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems for Madison County and Elbert County
855-333-9544