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A long-standing battle over which insurer will pay for some $1 million hurricane damage leaves thousands of Lee residents in peril
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In the days and weeks after a disaster like Hurricane Ian, it’s often up to local nonprofits and mental health professionals who are volunteering their time to step in and provide support for people who have been impacted. Now, for the first time ever, Florida’s State Emergency Response Team — or SERT — is supporting a program to assemble a group of mental health professionals including therapists, counselors, and massage therapists to work directly with residents and first responders who are still in the midst of recovery work.
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The School District of Lee County is preparing mental health personnel to assist students and staff in mental distress post-Hurricane Ian.
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As public schools in Lee County begin reopening this week for the first time since Hurricane Ian, the district’s counseling and mental health services teams are working to help students and staff reintegrate.
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Learn how to respond to someone having a mental health crisis at a training at David Lawrence Centers.
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Talking with neighbors can help ease anxiety after a disaster.
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The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation has awarded David Lawrence Centers in Naples a $250,000 grant to expand behavioral health access to children and families.
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A statewide phone line is helping thousands of people each year cope with their stress, anxiety and negative feelings.
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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is simplifying to just three numbers: 988.
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In this week's Health segment WGCU covers Collier County‘s critical blood shortage and how the David Lawrence center is adding 15 beds to their crisis unit for mental health.