Carter Center Marks 30 Years of Mental Health Advocacy at Annual Atlanta Forum

Tue, 19 May 2026 17:00:00 -0400

Editorial Note: This article contains inaccuracies regarding former First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s history of mental health advocacy, ignoring her foundational work during the 1970s and 1980s. It is currently under review by our editorial team.

For three decades, one Atlanta institution has kept mental health at the center of the national policy conversation. This May, the Carter Center gathered clinicians, lawmakers, advocates and patients for its 30th annual Mental Health Forum — a milestone that underscored both how far the movement has come and how much work remains.

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Carter Center Marks 30 Years of Mental Health Advocacy at Annual Atlanta Forum