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Evidence Based Practice Center is the first and only community center in Georgia, established in 2011, that provides assertive community treatment service to clients.Community treatment (ACT) is a holistic approach to treatment and rehabilitation, in contrast to the institution-based, biologically oriented psychiatric system. Center was developed with the support of Georgian-American specialists: psychologist Nino Abdushelishvili and psychiatrist Archil Abashidze, the American organization “People Encouraging People” (PEP) and Open Society Georgia foundation.   ...

Hand in Hand, a Tbilisi-based nongovernmental organization (NGO), is building stronger communities in Georgia by developing Community Based Housing for people with intellectual disabilities and mental health illnesses. Organization’s vision is a Georgia where all people, no matter their abilities or their disabilities, can participate fully in society, with access to housing, jobs, transportation, and social activities. Hand in Hand is to create healthy living environments for people with disabilities and to support their integration into society. ...