FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: December 4, 2007
Contact: Valerie Colvin, Community Development Manager, Walden/Sierra
301-997-1300 ext. 104
Walden hotline provides support during holiday season
Walden/Sierra would like to remind members of the Southern Maryland community that its crisis hotline is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential help and support to anyone in need.
Many people struggle with heightened stress and a variety of difficult personal and family issues around the holidays. The need for crisis intervention, counseling and referrals to other community resources is greater this time of the year.
Walden�s hotline counselors help individuals facing depression, family violence, substance abuse, homelessness and more. Emergency assistance is also available to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
To reach the Walden hotline, call 301-863-6661.
Walden/Sierra is a nonprofit behavioral health agency that has been
providing comprehensive substance abuse treatment, crisis intervention and
trauma counseling services for St. Mary�s County and surrounding communities
since 1973. The 24-hour crisis
hotline is sponsored by the St. Mary�s
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