Grant Helps Crisis Counseling Services to 12 East Texas Counties

The COVID-19 pandemic is taking an emotional toll on Texans. Help is on the way for the 12 county area within East Texas in the form of a grant awarded to Lakes Regional Community Center by the Health and Human Services Commission Disaster Behavioral Health Services.

This grant funds a Crisis Counseling Program (CCP) called Texans Recovering Together. Texans Recovering Together will help residents living in Camp, Delta, Franklin, Henderson, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Rains, Smith, Titus, Van Zandt, and Wood counties recover from the COVID pandemic.

Services will include:

• Counseling from trained outreach workers accessed via the HELPLINE (888-843-1315) e Connecting individuals to community resources

These services are confidential and free of charge to people who call the HELPLINE.

Texans Recovering Together’s mission helps those experiencing anxiety, stress, or emotional challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. People are facing unprecedented financial, social, physical, and mental struggles. The pandemic impacts everyone.

If you need help managing your thoughts and anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic, reach out. Support is just a phone call away (888-843-1315).