Forsyth Community Clinic is launching a mental wellness program in December in Cumming, aimed at addressing anxiety and depression with the support of local mental health professionals.
The program, supported by Master of Public Health student Betsy Portugal and a psychiatrist, seeks to increase the percentage of individuals seeking help for anxiety, which currently stands at only 24% according to ADAA.org. The initiative is funded by Rotary International and the Rotary Club of Forsyth County.
“We are honored to develop this unique programming alongside Rotary of Forsyth to help address pervasive feelings of anxiety and depression,” said Clinic Director Evan Shoemake during a presentation to the Rotary Club of Forsyth County on Nov. 13…