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ized, but Shuster said the working name at the moment is the Dr. Gayle Berg Center for Psychological Resilience and Growth.

The center’s director is Lisa Korman, a psychology professor at Nassau Community College and a New York State licensed psychologist.

She said the JCC is uniquely situated to house such a center because it already ofers support programs on various topics that coincide with their new mission of providing mental health support.

Other programs the JCC now provides are caregiver support groups, wellness services for cancer survivors and vocational life skills training for individuals with special needs.

“We’re in that space already,” Shuster said. “But this is going to lift everything up and hopefully the community up.”

The center will be located within the JCC, which Shuster said is an intentional design in order to make it a welcoming space for all JCC members to use at any time.

“We want it to feel part of the JCC, yet different and special,” Shuster said.

While the preventative mental health center will be a physical location at the JCC, Shuster said they are also looking to do work out in the community with training sessions or mental health screenings.

The center is still being developed, but Shuster said they are aiming for a soft opening in the fall and a grand opening shortly after.

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