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County to Host Online Mental Health and Community Wellness Conversations Beginning Dec. 16

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Residents are invited to join mental health experts and community partners for a series of conversations about mental health and wellness issues affecting the community as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The series, Wellness Community Events: Healing and Holding On-One conversation at a Time for the Community,  will begin on Wednesday, Dec. 16 with a panel of mental health professionals discussing the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and well-being of residents of all ages. The virtual meetings will be held every other Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and will be live streamed on County Cable Montgomery and the County’s Facebook page. Topics will include:

  • health tips for children during the pandemic;

  • stress management;

  • self-care for teleworkers;

  • mental health first aid;

  • family relationships during a pandemic;

  • substance use disorder peer services;

  • signs and symptoms of addiction; and

  • destigmatizing mental health in the Latin X community.

The first session will start with a welcome from Rolando Santiago, chief of behavioral health and crisis services in the county's Department of Health and Human Services. The panel discussion will include Dr. Raymond Crowel, director of the county's Department of Health and Human Services; Kiran Dixit, director of the Jewish Social Services Agency’s (JSSA) Training Institute; and Joe Wilson, clinical director at JSSA. The discussion will be followed by a question and answer session.

The events are free and open to the public and no registration is required. Join the first conversation at https://bit.ly/wellness-community-1 or live on County Cable Montgomery and the County’s Facebook page.  

For more information, visit the County’s COVID-19 website and click on mental health resources or email hhsmail@montgomerycountymd.gov.   

For the latest COVID-19 updates, visit the and follow Montgomery County on Facebook @MontgomeryCountyInfo and Twitter @MontgomeryCoMD.

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Release ID: 20-761
Media Contact: Mary Anderson 240-777-6507