Counseling Help Line Available for People Coping with Southern California Wildfires.MINNEAPOLIS -- Individuals trying to cope with the emotional consequences of the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, wildfires now have access to a free Help Line staffed by experienced master's-level specialists. These specialists can assist callers with a broad range of personal concerns. The toll-free Help Line number is (866) 342-6892. It will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for as long as necessary. Service is free of charge. Normally, these services are routinely available to UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealth Group Incorporated NYSE: UNH is a managed health care company. It is the parent of United Healthcare, one of the largest health insurers in the U.S. It was created in 1977, as UnitedHealthCare Corporation (it renamed itself in 1998), but traces its origin to a customers through its operating unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions. However, the Help Line is now being made available to address the potential needs among the general population in Southern California. Previously, the Help Line was made available to the public following hurricanes, including those that have hit Florida and the Gulf Coast over the past two years, and to individuals affected by the tragic shootings on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., and the recent Minnesota Interstate 35W bridge collapse. Several thousand people have taken advantage of this service in the past to speak to specialists about the difficult emotions they may experience related to stress, anxiety and the grieving grieving Mourning, see there process. Callers also may receive referrals from a national database of community resources to help them with specific concerns, such as financial and legal issues. Resources and information are also available via the Internet at www.liveandworkwell.com. About UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealth Group (www.unitedhealthgroup.com) is a diversified health and well-being company dedicated to making health care work better. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of products and services through six operating businesses: UnitedHealthcare, Ovations, AmeriChoice, Uniprise, OptumHealth and Ingenix. Through its family of businesses, UnitedHealth Group serves approximately 70 million individuals nationwide. About OptumHealth As one of the nation's largest health and well-being companies, OptumHealth makes health care easier and better for employers, health plans, public sector entities and the 58 million people with access to its services. The Company's goal is to optimize health, well-being and financial security, while lowering benefit costs and helping consumers make informed decisions about their health through standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. or integrated services In computer networking, IntServ or integrated services is an architecture that specifies the elements to guarantee quality of service (QoS) on networks. IntServ can for example be used to allow video and sound to reach the receiver without interruption. . OptumHealth is a division of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UNH Unh The symbol for the element unnilhexium. ). More information about OptumHealth can be found at www.OptumHealth.com. |
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