Stress Management/Counseling
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health is another resource.
This agency helps people dealing with stress or family crisis.
You may call the toll free number – 1-877-210-8513, to ask about services in your area, or visit the website at
www.dmh.state.ms.us . All fees are based on income and a sliding scale.
Losing your job is a very stressful situation. Especially if you have been working for the same company for many years.
“The profound sense of dislocation people feel immediately after a layoff is to be expected.
As are a number of other feelings: anger, sorrow, anxiety, frustration and fear.
All of these reactions to a layoff or closure are completely normal.”
The Surviving a Layoff book, available through your local WIN Job Center,
(p. 4-7) offers great suggestions to help you, and your family, cope with the changes you are facing.