Georgia Pines offers services following shooting

Published 2:25 pm Thursday, May 4, 2023

MOULTRIE – Georgia Pines, the state-contracted mental health provider for the region, and the Moultrie Police Department Co-Responder Team are offering their services to local community members following incidents with multiple fatalities Thursday morning.

“Due to the situations that have happened recently as well as concerns of overall mental health, we want to remind community members that Georgia Pines is available to provide services for them,” Julio Ginel, a Georgia Pines clinical co-responder, said Thursday by phone.

Ginel explained that Georgia Pines offers individual counseling and can create support groups based on the community’s need.

“In addition, our co-responder team is also available in the event that residents experience a crisis,” he said.

Residents in need of the co-responder team can request service through 911. The Georgia Pines crisis line is 1-800-715-4225. The Moultrie Georgia Pines office can be contacted at (229) 891-7375.

The offer of assistance came as Moultrie police and Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents continue to investigate fatal incidents at Moultrie’s McDonald’s restaurant and a residence on Sixth Street Southwest. Investigators released very little information Thursday morning and nothing so far Thursday afternoon as they continue to process the scenes.