Decatur doctor elected head of Community Service Board

Arden Dingle, a physician who serves as program director of child/adolescent psychiatry residence at Emory University’s medical school, has been elected head of DeKalb County’s Community Service Board.

The board provides community-based mental health services, ranging from substance abuse treatment to programs for developmental disabilities, to more than 11,000 residents.

The group next meets at 4 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Richardson Health Center in Decatur.

More information: www.dekcsb.org.

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