Veritas Collaborative

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We’re excited to share that we’ve expanded our residential treatment offerings in Atlanta, Georgia to include adults of all ages. Previously, the program accepted adults up to age 24. This change will address the growing demand for adult programming in the region. “We’re pleased to extend care to more people in the Atlanta area,” said Taylor Rae Homesley, the facility's Executive Director. “It’s heartening to see more adults in the area reaching out for help with an eating disorder. With this program expansion, we’ll be able to meet this critical need for life-changing treatment.” Our Atlanta-based eating disorder treatment center, which provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for eating disorders including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID, and OSFED, will now offer residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient service for children, adolescents, and adults of all ages. Inpatient services are currently available for those ages 8-24. The facility offers both individualized care and group treatment to equip individuals and their communities of support with the skills necessary to continue eating disorder recovery and thrive in their personal and professional environments. For additional information about Veritas Collaborative or to inquire about treatment, contact 855-875-5812 or visit the link below.

Veritas Collaborative

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Meet Parkavi Chellappa (she/her), MD, the Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services in North Carolina who has been with Veritas for almost seven years. She shares her experience of working in a collaborative environment, the unique aspects of psychiatric care within child and adolescent eating disorder treatment, and more. "Eating disorders are usually sneaky and try to find loopholes to get away with behaviors, even when the patient genuinely wants to get better. This eating disorder characteristic can often get in the way of a patient’s recovery. By having all the disciplines providing care to a patient under one roof, working toward the same goals collaboratively, we can plug those holes and support the patient better. We can also pool resources to make support available to patients and their families multiple times during the day and over the course of treatment, which is more than humanly possible for a provider from any one discipline working alone. Collaborative care ensures timely detection of eating disorder complications and side effects, which can then be addressed quickly. It also helps the clinicians treating the patients, as they can get updates from other disciplines to help modify or dictate their own next steps in the patient’s care," says Parkavi. Read more of Parkavi's experience at the link below.

Veritas Collaborative

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At Accanto Health, we are committed to fostering a culture of acceptance and respect for staff and clients alike. Our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Council, led by an EDI Advisory Council, guides us in upholding these values and enacting meaningful change within our organization and beyond. We are thrilled to highlight the passion of several members of our EDI Advisory Council. These staff, representing both The Emily Program and Veritas Collaborative brands, are at the forefront of the Council’s work to advocate for change, create safe spaces, amplify marginalized voices, and celebrate diversity and community. Their voices are a testament to the spirit of our EDI Council in action. In addition to driving change, the EDI Council also holds steadfast to its commitment to creating spaces that foster inclusivity—a belief deeply ingrained in its members. Emerald Smith, Clinical Director of our Charlotte site, draws on her past workplace experiences to underscore the critical need for safe spaces. She has seen the negative impact of microaggressions on staff and patients and is determined to foster an inclusive environment. “As a leader, I want to create a safe space for staff and patients to feel heard, understood, and supported. We all must feel safe to learn and grow,” she affirms. Read more from our EDI Council at the link below.