Kevin Tanner

Great meeting of the full Children’s Cabinet this morning at the Governor’s Mansion.

It was a productive afternoon visiting with the leadership team at Ministry Village in Winder. They are doing good work in a community that needs their services. Good to be joined by Representative Holt Persinger and my old friend and former Representative Terry England.

The Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network is leading peer recovery in Georgia. I am proud to have them as a valued partner. Always good to strategize with their Executive DirectorJames Todd.

Thank you to Georgia Department of Public Safety Commissioner Colonel Billy Hitchens for partnering with us to spread the message of hope and information about 988 to all our state troopers.

Productive board meeting today. The board had the privilege of honoring Cindy Levi for her 44 years of service and her retirement from AVITA.

What a great event today at the Georgia State Capitol. I was able to present ten outstanding Georgians the Flame of Hope Award. These individuals make an incredible difference all across our state. I will post information about each individual winner over the next couple of weeks

Got to sit down with Bridge Health CSB CEO Heather Roesner today at my office. Her and the team are doing great work in Northwest Georgia.

Great meeting today with some of our agency’s behavioral health leaders, Executive Director Brenda Cibulas, Child and Adolescent Senior Director Cristy Doyle and Apex Coordinator Hannah Schelle. There is some exciting work being done.Stay tuned to learn more about Apex-CLIMB.

Always a good night when you get to sell chickens.

Congratulations to Cindy Levi the CEO of AVITA Community Service Board. Cindy is retiring at the end of year. She has been a leader in our state and a champion for our most vulnerable citizens. I was honored to join a couple of hundred people in Gainesville today to honor her.

Great meetig today with Georgia Academy of Family Physicians Executive Director Helen Sairany. We discussed some exciting ways our agency can partner with family physicians to improve services and access. Looking forward to continuing to improve the system.

Enjoyed the opportunity to spend a day in Southwest Georgia with Aspire Community Service Board this week. They are providing outstanding services to some our most vulnerable citizens.

It’s a special time of the year and helping our sister agency provide Christmas for all those children in foster care makes it even better. Thank you to all our staff that participated and a big thank you to Eli Anderson Murrock for coordinating and delivering the gifts.

Productive meeting today with DPH Commissioner Dr. Toomey and Catoosa County Commission Chair Steven Henry. Looking forward to a productive partnership with this group.

Enjoyed the opportunity to speak to the Pickens County Rotary Club today. Great group.

Thank you to First Lady Marty Kemp for working hard to increase awareness about the Crisis Line 988. Also, a big thank you to UGA and Tech for helping spread the word at their game at Mercedes-Benz stadium today in Atlanta. I was excited that my daughter, Abbie Tanner, with me.

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours.

We had a productive final meeting of the year for the Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission today. I am honored to have chaired this distinguished group since 2019.

Enjoyed learning more about Mission Mobile Medical today from Lynn Coachman and Mykayla Smith. Great concept doing work all over the country. Also, chaired a productive meeting of the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council this afternoon.

It was great to be at Region One today to attend their staff meeting. I also had the opportunity to present one of our finest PLA’s with the Triple E Award. Charity Prater does a tremendous job for our state.