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Programs and Services:
 Mental Health Association of Augusta Information and
Referral:
A phone resource to assist
the public with mental health needs: counseling, support groups, employee
assistance, and public agencies as well as communicating information of MHA-A
programs and services.
Phone: (540) 886-7181 or (540) 949-0169
Bereavement Program:
A program to assist
bereaved persons by providing accessible information re: coping skills and
support groups. A free bereavement packet consisting of a cover letter from
the MHA-A recognizing their loss and a list of support groups and a Coping With Bereavement brochure is sent to a family member from the
obituaries in the newspaper.
MHA-A Pro Bono Counseling Program:
A short-term crisis
intervention for MHA clients in crisis who need immediate treatment to return
to their previous level of functioning. The Pro Bono program provides free
individual counseling sessions to children, adolescents, and adults who do
not have insurance coverage with mental health benefits.
Year One... for Newlyweds:
A free monthly series of
seven brochures sent to newlyweds beginning in their third month of marriage,
to promote marriage and family wellness. By providing education to couples
early in their marriage in hopes of developing good healthy relationship
patterns, and preventing separation or divorce and / or dysfunctional
families. The brochures address potential problems in the first year of
marriage: i.e., Communication, Sex, Children, Finances, In-Laws, Friendships,
and Re-marriage.
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