AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A new $2.4 million grant is empowering Augusta University students with hands-on training to address the community’s behavioral health challenges.

Local experts say that while the community may struggle with many of these challenges, they hope a new grant will help change that in the long run.

For students like Talynn Saxer, Mahogany Davis and Ariel Figueroa O’Farrill, this is more than just a part of their studies.

“Working out in the community, it’s made me more comfortable working within an interdisciplinary team,” said Saxer.

“It relieves the financial burden while we’re also able to gain the benefit of the clinical experience in field and out of field,” said Davis.

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