New Counseling Center for Addicts May Expand Its Services

Walker County Messenger (LaFayette, GA): Freedom Counseling Services Inc. in LaFayette, which opened less than three months ago, is already making plans to expand its services. Director David Burris said the drug and alcohol counseling center wants to offer more group sessions, network with jails and sheriff�s departments in neighboring counties, and open separate recovery houses for men and women. Burris said the center has served dozens more through individual counseling, group programs to prevent relapse or help addicts come off drugs, and family counseling services. Burris said there is a recovery residence for addicts in Trion, but it had to turn away 20 people in just the last month. He said he hopes someone from the area will step up to help, just as volunteers and donators pitched in to help Freedom Counseling get started.