By Paige Havens
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. | View Point Health (VPH) has been awarded a grant through the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to help meet the needs of the local community members who are struggling with the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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VPH is a local community service board providing a comprehensive array of behavioral health services and supports in Gwinnett, Rockdale, and Newton counties. One of the ongoing and intensive needs is around mental health and well-being. This need is exacerbated by increased anxiety due to the uncertainty of the virus and depression related to social separation that diminishes interpersonal connections. The Pandemic has also created negative economic factors such as loss of employment that directly impacts an individual’s emotional well- being.
Throughout the pandemic, View Point Health team members have been available to the community partners to provide resources and behavioral health support. Jennifer Hibbard, the CEO of View Point Health states: “Our front line healthcare professionals, teachers, first responders, clergy and many others have asked for supportive services to help cope with the stressors of navigating life during these challenging times. We are hoping these support groups offer that comfort and help participants gain new skills to persevere through the prolonged pandemic.”
The FREE virtual support groups are open to all community members who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic. Each group is held via Zoom once a week for four sessions and is facilitated by a trained clinician. Click HERE to review the registration link. Attached is an informational flier that promotes the free groups. The link is embedded along with a QR code.
View Point Health’s vision is “Building healthy lives and healthy families through high quality comprehensive care.”
- To learn more about View Point Health, visit its website at www.myviewpointhealth.org.
- Have a comment? Send to: elliott@brack.net
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