Mental Health Care in Athens, GA

Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, 240 Mitchell Bridge Road

What Does Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, 240 Mitchell Bridge Road Offer?

Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, 240 Mitchell Bridge Road is a mental health facility at 240 Mitchell Bridge Road, Athens, Georgia, offering outpatient care, telehealth therapy, partial hospitalization and residential care. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE, state-financed insurance and self-pay and offers a sliding fee scale and payment assistance. Therapy approaches include CBT, DBT and couples and family therapy. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

240 Mitchell Bridge Road
Athens, GA 30606

SAMHSA lists this facility's programs separately: I CAN Peer Support Program; Athens/Clarke Clinic; Behavioral Health Crisis Center.

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, 240 Mitchell Bridge Road

Outpatient
Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Residential/24-hour residential

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

Medicare
Medicaid
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Private health insurance
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Crisis and Emergency Services

Crisis intervention team
Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Who the Program Serves

Young adults
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Ages: Children/Adolescents
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Language Services

Spanish

Medications Used

Chlorpromazine
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Loxapine
Perphenazine
Prochlorperazine
Trifluoperazine
Aripiprazole
Asenapine
Brexpiprazole
Cariprazine
Clozapine
IIoperidone
Lurasidone
Olanzapine
Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination
Paliperidone
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Ziprasidone
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Housing services
Mentoring/peer support
Assertive community treatment
Chronic disease/illness management
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Diet and exercise counseling
Family psychoeducation
Illness management and recovery
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Supported employment
Supported housing
Vocational rehabilitation services
Case management service
Integrated primary care services
Suicide prevention services
Education services
HIV testing
Metabolic syndrome monitoring
Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
Laboratory testing

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in Georgia lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.