Lynchburg healthcare workers help people deal with emotional toll of the pandemic
Horizon Behavioral Health is passing out 2,000 care packages filled with resources
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Healthcare workers help people deal with emotional toll of the pandemic
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Nanci Dodson is a community health worker with Horizon Behavioral Health and part of a team going door to door in Lynchburg, reaching out to underserved communities during the pandemic.
“We can all say what a hard year it’s been, but I think for some people in different circumstances, it’s hit a lot harder,” said Dodson.
Georgia Robinson was one resident who received a wellness check Tuesday. She says she feels closed off since a car hit and killed her 23-year-old daughter last November. One man was charged was a DUI.
April 30, 2021 : By Ryan Klinker - Office of Communications & Public Engagement
Dr. Fred Volk
Representing Liberty University as a clinical mental health professional, School of Behavioral Sciences professor Dr. Fred Volk has been announced as the co-principal investigator and project evaluator on a four-year grant recently awarded to Horizon Behavioral Health to serve clients with mental health and substance issues in Virginia’s Amherst and Bedford counties. The $800,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will allow Horizon to serve 150 adults, 18 and older, who struggle getting treatment due to lack of providers and available services.
“I am thankful for the opportunity and excited to work with Horizon Behavioral Health in helping address the mental health needs of our community,” said Volk, a professor of counseling. Volk has worked at Liberty since 2006 and holds a master’s in Community/Clinical Psychology and Ph.D. in Human Factors Ps