卡特中心在佐治亚州开展的心理健康平等意识运动提高了公众对心理健康权利的认识，并减少了护理障碍，特别是在服务不足的社区。 The Carter Center's mental health parity awareness campaign in Georgia increased public awareness of mental health rights and decreased perceived barriers to care, particularly among underserved communities.
卡特中心报告称，在发起首个州心理健康平等意识运动后，佐治亚州公众对心理健康权利的认识显着提高。 The Carter Center reported a significant increase in the public's awareness of mental health rights in Georgia after launching its first state mental health parity awareness campaign. 该活动在 2022 年《心理健康平等法案》通过后开始，针对奥尔巴尼和萨凡纳服务不足的社区。 The campaign began after the passage of the Mental Health Parity Act of 2022 and targeted underserved communities in Albany and Savannah. 它的目的是教育公众了解他们获得精神疾病和药物滥用障碍治疗保险的合法权利。 It aimed to educate the public about their legal right to insurance coverage for mental illness and substance use disorder treatments. 活动结束后，人们对心理健康护理的感知障碍显着减少，特别是在妇女和 BIPOC 社区中，并且为儿童和家属寻求心理健康护理的兴趣增加。 Following the campaign, there has been a notable decrease in perceived barriers to mental health care, particularly among women and BIPOC communities, and increased interest in seeking mental health care for children and dependents.