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Summit’s Statement Against Racism and Social Injustice
June 9, 2020

Racism is a public health issue. This insidious and systemic disease that is interwoven into our history is not always overt, but our brothers and sisters continue to suffer from the symptoms of racism and discrimination every day.  As...

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Summit Counseling: Phased Reopening
May 21, 2020

Governor Kemp has signed an executive order that lifts a shelter-in-place order for most of Georgia’s residents effective Friday, May 1st, while extending restrictions for those who are identified as medically fragile.1 Fulton County continues to lead the state...

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‘Some of the Greatest Causes of Misery’: U.N. Warns Of Pandemic’s Mental Health Costs
May 21, 2020

The dire consequences of the global pandemic have been difficult to escape, let alone ignore. The devastating effects of the coronavirus — from physical symptoms to economic complications — have made themselves apparent in headline after headline, week after...

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Could You Get PTSD from Your Pandemic Experience? The Long-Term Mental Health Effects of Coronavirus
May 5, 2020

Written By: Cory Stieg @CORYSTIEG Experiencing intense flashbacks, nightmares, irritability, anger, and fear? In the face of a traumatic event like the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s common to feel this way. While many people associate post-traumatic stress disorder with something like war, it’s a chronic...

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Lockdown is the World’s Biggest Psychological Experiment – and We Will Pay the Price
April 27, 2020

Dr. Elke Van Hoof Professor, Health Psychology and Primary Care Psychology Vrije Universiteit Brussel April 09, 2020 With some 2.6 billion people around the world in some kind of lockdown, we are conducting arguably the largest psychological experiment ever;...

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Summit Partners with United Way of Greater Atlanta to Offer Support Forum for Frontline Responders
April 22, 2020

In order to help frontline responders in our communities, The Summit Counseling Center and United Way of Greater Atlanta are partnering together to offer a support VIRTUAL forum for those who may be experiencing stress, anxiety, and compassion fatigue from their...

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Summit Counseling Center Uses HIPAA Compliant Zoom Platform
April 7, 2020

The Summit Counseling Center would like to respond to recent security concerns raised in a variety of media reports regarding the Zoom Video-conferencing Platform. The Summit has partnered with Zoom to offer a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform to host our...

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Summit Counseling Center Partners With CURE Childhood Cancer
April 7, 2020

During this stressful time of extreme precautions and social distancing, CURE has been working with our partners at Summit Counseling Center – Atlanta to provide options for pediatric cancer patients and their families who need access to counseling. Through Tele-Mental health...

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Our Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19): Summit launches Tele-Mental Health via VideoTherapy and Telephone to Meet the Mental Health Needs of Our Community
March 17, 2020

Our hearts and prayers go out to everyone that has and will be impacted by this unprecedented event.  While our national and local communities work to contain and mitigate the coronavirus (COVID-19), The Summit is hard at work adapting...

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Managing Fears and Anxiety Around Coronavirus
March 10, 2020

Although Coronavirus is a health issue that is being taken very seriously by public health authorities worldwide, we should not let our worry about the virus control our daily life. Constant media attention of its impact globally and fear...

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