Chaplain in East Texas Takes Initiative to Provide Mental Health Services
From Tyler Morning Telegraph:
Sponsoring the upcoming Peace of Mind mental health conference in Tyler is one of numerous services that the Samaritan Counseling Center of East Texas provides in 35 counties in the region.
The annual conference, scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 at Green Acres Baptist Church CrossWalk Conference Center, is the center’s largest event. But throughout the year, it provides counseling, classes, workshops and other services with a focus on connecting body, mind, spirit and community.
Mirroring the immense need for mental health services in the region, the Samaritan Counseling Center has approximately 2,000 clients across East Texas.
The center’s primary facility is at 218 N. College Ave. in Tyler, but it also has satellite offices in Lindale, Henderson and Jacksonville. The main center in Tyler is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, but evening and Saturday appointments are available.
The move to develop such a center was begun by the late George Richardson, an East Texas chaplain who saw the need for counseling in East Texas that would embrace a person’s spirituality and be interfaith. He began meeting with men and women from various backgrounds about the need for a center.
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