The Diversion Center is operated through a shared governance model led by the Justice Policy Board, which was established through an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Atlanta and Fulton County (21-O-0801).

The Justice Policy Board is tasked with setting an overall vision and goals for an intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder partnership between the City of Atlanta and Fulton County focused on establishing and supporting the development of the Diversion Center and expanding and strengthening metro Atlanta’s continuum of resources to provide alternatives to arrest and incarceration. The continuum of resources may include, but is not limited to, increased behavioral and crisis care programming and services and expanded options (beyond arrest and jail) for concerns related to homelessness, mental health, substance use, and poverty.

The Justice Policy Board is co-chaired by Atlanta City Councilmember Dustin Hillis and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney and has representation from relevant governmental and partner organizations including:

  • City of Atlanta

    • Atlanta Police Department

    • Mayor’s Cabinet

    • Atlanta City Council

    • Office of Violence Reduction

    • Department of Law

  • Fulton County

    • Fulton County Board of Commissioners

    • Fulton County Superior Court

    • Fulton County Solicitor General

    • Fulton County Office of the County Attorney

    • Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities

  • Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative (PAD)

  • Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities

  • Grady Health System

  • Georgia Justice Project

  • Partners for HOME

  • Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network

  • Women on the Rise

  • Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative

  • Criminal Justice Coordination Council

For more information about the Diversion Center and Justice Policy Board, please visit:

Justice Policy Board