The Wayne State University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, recognizing the strain of COVID-19, is enacting an innovative new program to offer free assistance for members of the WSU campus community who may require assistance coping with the demands of the pandemic.The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched and tested health care systems and hospitals. It has done the same to the mental wellbeing of many, whether they are caring for patients in those hospitals, coping with stay-at-home orders or enduring the juggling of classes.

David Rosenberg, M.D., chair of Wayne State's Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences discusses the program, called Warriors Strong Together. It will provide free mental health intervention to all faculty, staff and students of Wayne State University, and physicians and staff of the Wayne State University Physician Group, during the COVID-19 pandemic. As an added convenience, the services are available by telephone or videoconferencing per the caller’s preference