Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia, Kennesaw, GA

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia is a specialized behavioral health and residential treatment facility located in Georgia, operated by Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, one of the nation's oldest and largest nonprofit behavioral health organizations with a mission of empowering individuals with emotional, behavioral, and cognitive differences. Founded nationally in 1912 by Helena Devereux, the organization has built over a century of expertise in serving children, adolescents, and adults with complex behavioral health needs, developmental disabilities, and co-occurring psychiatric conditions across multiple states including Georgia.

As part of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) service network, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia plays a vital role in the state's continuum of behavioral health care, providing intensive residential and therapeutic services to some of Georgia's most vulnerable individuals. The facility's multidisciplinary clinical team — comprising psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed therapists, behavioral specialists, and direct care professionals — delivers evidence-based, trauma-informed care within a structured, therapeutic environment designed to promote stabilization, skill-building, and long-term behavioral health outcomes.

Services provided by this facility

• Residential behavioral health treatment
• Psychiatric evaluation and medication management
• Individual, group, and family therapy
• Applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy
• Trauma-informed care and treatment
• Developmental disabilities support services
• Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) treatment programs
• Crisis stabilization and intervention
• Educational and vocational support programming
• Transition planning and community reintegration support
• Co-occurring mental health and behavioral disorder treatment