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46 November 2021 FIND YOUR WAY FORWARD AT FTCC! TAKE THE FIRST IMPORTANT STEP: Apply for Spring classes! SPRING CLASSES BEGIN JANUARY 10! Associate degrees, diplomas, certificates in these program areas: Searching for a direction leading to a better job with better pay? faytechcc.edu • (910) 678-8400 90.7% of FTCC's 2019-20 graduates are employed! Join us for Open House THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 5-7 P. M . Tony Rand Student Center at Fayetteville campus Business • Computer Technology • Engineering Healthcare • Human Service Technology Media & Fine Arts • Public Safety • Skilled Trades University Transfer: Save money on tuition and other expenses – earn your first two years at FTCC and transfer credits to a 4-year college! experiencing a mental health crisis and helping return safely to their families. Children in crisis and their families typically must now wait in the emergency department until a bed is available at one of the other adolescent psychiatric treatment facilities in North Carolina, the closest of which is 70 miles away. at wait can take from two to five days. And even once space is available, distance can strain the hope of an effective treatment plan, which almost always involves therapy for the entire family, rather than just medication, Fleishman said. e center will feature psychotherapy staff, psychiatrists and social workers. M.B. Kahn Construction Co., the firm overseeing the project, has collaborated with Cape Fear Valley Health to ensure the state-of-the-art center will include important features in comfort, security and care. "We can get a lot done here," Fleishman said. "One of the biggest indicators of success is family therapy, and we'll have space for that here." Bigger added, "Everybody will work together to address the needs of the teen. But the teen will be part of the team as well." Jadapalle's passion for child psychiatry began when she worked in a center that treated epilepsy. "I saw how much a sick child affected a family and an entire community," she said. "If you can get a child stabilized, they can grow up to be productive adults." Fleishman said Jadapalle is perfectly suited for her role at the center. "She doesn't stop," he said. "She has a passion for psychiatry and for children. She puts the quality of care above everything else." "at's because I have a mentor like him," Jadapalle said. The center will house patients ages 13 to 17 with the goal of stabilizing adolescents experiencing mental health crises and helping them return safely to their families. The 16-bed facility will also feature a secure outdoor recreational area for games like basketball and corn hole. Fabricio Ramirez

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