John Dewell, Ph.D. helps open the Loyola Center for Counseling and Education, providing the underserved and underemployed of New Orleans with mental health treatment, something that is missing in the city’s healthcare system.
According to a 2014 survey by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, 41 percent of people in the United States who suffer from mental health issues will never receive proper treatment.
The Loyola Center for Counseling and Education is now here to fill that gap, especially for citizens of New Orleans. Housed on Loyola’s campus, the center provides effective mental health counseling services on a sliding scale to underserved families, couples, groups and individuals at every stage in life.
This is an easy way for us to fill a gap in services for families and make mental healthcare more accessible.
Currently, graduate students in the College of Nursing and Health are able to work in the LCCE and fulfill their internship requirements and get real-world experience helping clients. Before clients even stop by for a visit, they’re able to participate in a free and confidential phone consultations.
The clinic has also partnered with the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and Assistance Foundation and the Preservation Hall Foundation. Through this locally focused partnership, the clinic will help provide low-cost mental health treatment for musicians and artists who are also receiving medical care at NOMC.
Also part of the LCCE, the Play Therapy Center is available specifically for children ages two and above, allowing them a space to heal and grow with their families through play therapy. Play therapy is a form of mental health counseling in which the use of play is used to better communicate with and help clients achieve optimal mental health.
Currently, graduate students in the College of Nursing and Health are able to work in the LCCE and fulfill their internship requirements and get real-world experience helping clients. Before clients even stop by for a visit, they’re able to participate in a free and confidential phone consultations.
The clinic has also partnered with the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and Assistance Foundation and the Preservation Hall Foundation. Through this locally focused partnership, the clinic will help provide low-cost mental health treatment for musicians and artists who are also receiving medical care at NOMC.
Also part of the LCCE, the Play Therapy Center is available specifically for children ages two and above, allowing them a space to heal and grow with their families through play therapy. Play therapy is a form of mental health counseling in which the use of play is used to better communicate with and help clients achieve optimal mental health.
It is our sincere hope to fill a gap in the community by providing high quality services for those in need.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
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