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KSAT Community will be airing a virtual Mental Health Town Hall Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. to provide resources and answer questions over mental health in these unprecedented times. The panelists include Talli Dolge, CEO and President of Jewish Family Service (JFS), Evita Morin, CEO of Rise Recovery and Professor Ralph Riviello and Chair of Emergency Medicine at University Health and UT Health San Antonio. In this KSAT Community spotlight feature, Jewish Family Service has tips on how to combat anxiety and stress listed below. If you are interested in receiving mental health counseling, Jewish Family Service offers affordable resources. To learn more about Jewish Family Service, click or tap here.

Millions of people in the U.S. are affected by mental illness each year. One in five U.S. adults experience mental illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). To help the San Antonio community during this difficult time, KSAT Community hosted a virtual mental health town hall on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. with three panelists answering commonly asked questions over mental health. AdStill have more questions about mental health? RELATED: KSAT Explains: Your mental health in 2021 amid COVID pandemicDo you need help with a substance-related issue?

SAN ANTONIO – Do you know someone that could use mental health counseling? Since 1973, Jewish Family Service of San Antonio has provided affordable services such as mental health counseling. “In the past year, through our work with the San Antonio Mobile Mental Wellness Collaborative and partnering with the Spurs organization on their inaugural Mental Health Awareness Night, I’ve seen a shift in our community needing/wanting more open dialogue about mental health,” said Talli Dolge, CEO of Jewish Family Service of San Antonio. “We started an Ask A Therapists blog to help answer common questions that people had about mental health issues,” said a representative for Jewish Family Service. JFS is guided by the Jewish values of “repairing the world” and “taking responsibility for each other.”To learn more about Jewish Family Service of San Antonio, click or tap here.