Middle Georgia State University launches new mental health program
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) This semester Middle Georgia State University is offering a program to help students with mental health.
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Be Well program is an addition to their counseling service. Students can call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for any mental health issue they might be having.
Dr. Jennifer Brannon vice president for student affairs says the service couldn’t have come at a better time.
“Depression and anxiety in college students has risen a lot in the last five years. Even before all of this that’s going on now,” said Brannon. “And so we’ve needed additional resources and we’re grateful that our university system of Georgia has helped with resources to provide
Coronavirus update, Dec. 26: Hospitalizations, infection rate flat in Stanislaus County [The Modesto Bee]
Dec. 26 Latest facts on COVID-19 in Modesto area
As Stanislaus County health care workers await a potential Christmas surge of COVID cases in the coming weeks, there was a small amount of light on Christmas Day, according to the latest data released Friday.
Hospitalizations in the county were down and the coronavirus positivity rate was the lowest in 11 days.
There were 324 patients with confirmed COVID patients in hospitals on Thursday, the lowest number in five days. Meanwhile, there were seven available staffed adult intensive care unit beds, the third straight day at least six were available, the county reported.