Notice of Nondiscrimination

Behavioral Health Connections Georgia complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Behavioral Health Connections, Inc. does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, Color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Behavioral Health Connections Georgia:

  • Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
    • Qualified sign language interpreters
  • Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)
  • Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
    • Qualified interpreters
  • Information written in other languages

If you need these services, contact Saundra Newsum.

If you believe that Behavioral Health Connections Georgia has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, Color, national origin, age, disability, or Sex, you can file a grievance with:

Saundra Newsum, Director of Human Resources
Laurel Heights Hospital
934 Briarcliff Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30306
Phone: 404-888-6049
[email protected]

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Saundra Newsum, Director of Human Resources, is available to help you.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at:

https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/smartscreen/main.jsf, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 509F, HHH Building Washington, D.C. 20201; 800.368.1019, 800.537.7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.

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Effective date: February 24, 2012.