The Renfrew Center — Atlanta
Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · Women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals
Georgia
Eating disorder treatment in Georgia
An estimated 926,000 Georgians will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. The state's specialty treatment is mainly in metro Atlanta, with little in-person higher-level care elsewhere. Care ranges from inpatient and residential through day treatment, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and virtual programs.(source)
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The Emily Program — Atlanta
Inpatient, Residential, Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · All ages · All genders
Monte Nido Atlanta
Residential, Partial (PHP) · All ages · All genders
Monte Nido Clementine Atlanta
Residential · Adolescents 11-17 · All genders
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta — Scottish Rite Eating Disorder Program
Medical stabilization, Inpatient · Children and adolescents
Revelare Recovery
Partial (PHP), IOP · Adults · Women
COPE at Atlanta Center for Wellness
Outpatient · Adolescents and adults
Duluth
Manna Treatment — Duluth, GA
Outpatient · Ages 6+ · All genders
Marietta
Recovery DBT — Marietta, GA
IOP, Virtual / telehealth · Adults · All genders
About eating disorder treatment in Georgia
The state's specialty programs are in the Atlanta metro. The Emily Program in Dunwoody (formerly Veritas Collaborative) provides inpatient, residential, day-treatment, and outpatient care; Monte Nido runs adult residential care in Sandy Springs, and its Clementine program provides adolescent residential care there. Outside the metro, Savannah, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, and Athens have no in-person residential, day-treatment, or intensive outpatient eating disorder program. For families in those cities, reaching a higher level of care usually means a daily drive into Atlanta, with virtual programs available for outpatient and intensive outpatient treatment.
Paying for treatment in Georgia
Most commercial health plans in Georgia cover eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, subject to your plan's usual deductible, copays, and prior-authorization requirements for higher levels of care. Whether a given program is in-network depends on your specific plan.(source)
Georgia Medicaid (Georgia Families) covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization and medical-necessity review for higher levels of care. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta accepts Georgia Medicaid for its hospital-based pediatric medical stabilization unit and outpatient eating disorder services. Children may also qualify through PeachCare for Kids, Georgia's CHIP program.(source)
Georgia's parity law requires most private insurers and Georgia Medicaid plans to cover mental health and substance use treatment at parity with physical health. Eating disorders are covered as mental health conditions; the law doesn't name them separately.(source)
To start a benefits verification, call to be connected with a licensed eating disorder program.
See also: our insurance guides, how to verify your benefits, and how virtual eating disorder treatment works.
Common questions about eating disorder treatment in Georgia
Where can I get residential eating disorder treatment in Georgia?
Georgia's residential and inpatient eating disorder care is in metro Atlanta. The Emily Program in Dunwoody (formerly Veritas Collaborative, Georgia's first eating disorder hospital) offers inpatient and residential care alongside day treatment and outpatient. Monte Nido runs adult residential care in Sandy Springs, with its Clementine program providing adolescent residential care there for ages 11 to 17. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta provides hospital-based medical stabilization for children. Residents elsewhere generally travel to the Atlanta metro for this level of care.
Does Georgia Medicaid cover eating disorder treatment?
Yes. Georgia Medicaid covers eating disorder treatment, though which programs accept a given plan can vary. When you call, the treatment program checks whether it accepts your plan.
How do families in Savannah, Augusta, Macon, or rural Georgia find eating disorder care?
Outside metro Atlanta, Georgia has no in-person residential, day-treatment, or intensive outpatient eating disorder specialty programs. For families in Savannah, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, Athens, the Coastal Plain counties, and rural areas, virtual programming is the main way to get outpatient and intensive outpatient care. Travel to the Atlanta metro is reserved for residential or inpatient admission.
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