Georgia Mental Health Institute

The Georgia Mental Health Institute (GMHI) was a psychiatric hospital which operated from 1965-1997 near Emory University in Druid Hills near Atlanta Georgia. It was located on the grounds of the Briarcliff Estate, the former residence of Asa G. Candler, Jr., the son of the founder of Coca-Cola.

Emory and the State of Georgia jointly developed the GMHI. Emory doctors provided some of the mental health services at GMHI, and some residents and fellows received part of their training in psychiatry there. Emory also had its own pediatric psychiatric outpatient programs based at the facility. The university also had 10 faculty scientists conducting 18 research studies at GMHI, focused on mental health, brain and central nervous system diseases. At its closing it had 141 beds and a $24.5 million budget.

References

• Ben Miller, "Faded Treatment: The Georgia Mental Health Institute 10 Years After Closing", Reading On, Emory University
• "Emory considering possibilities if state closes mental health institute", Emory Report, Emory University, November 10, 1997
• "Neighborhood character: Becoming Briarcliff Campus", Emory Magazine, Emory University, Autumn 2011
• Photoset of underground tunnels