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The Children's Hospital of Georgia is starting a new program focused on pediatric behavioral health care, launching with the help of a $50,000 donation from the Kisner Foundation. The organization presented the gift to the Children's Hospital of Georgia on Monday, Dec. 7. The Kisner Foundation's contribution will help start the Children's Pediatric Behavioral Health and Wellness program, which will address social, emotional, behavioral, and developmental concerns in children and adolescents. This program will provide an interdisciplinary approach to Pediatric Behavioral Health and Wellness that will include collaboration with the Medical College of Georgia Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior and support from the existing Emily S. Baumann Children and Adolescent Psychotherapy Fund. "Augusta University Health and the Children's Hospital of Georgia are grateful for this partnership with the Kisner Foundation," said Katrina Keefer, chief executive officer for the Augusta University Health System and executive vice president for health affairs at Augusta University. "Their generous donation will jumpstart the development of the Children's Center for Pediatric Behavioral Health and Wellness as we seek to provide the most advanced and comprehensive mental health assessment and treatment options for infants, children and adolescents - and all children who call Georgia home." Dr. Valera Hudson, pediatrician-in-chief at Children's and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, shared similar sentiments. "We diagnose and treat children and adolescents with a variety of problems such as depression, anxiety, attention deficits, and other behavioral problems," said Hudson. "As we see indicators of growing mental health struggles in children, the ongoing support from the Kisner Foundation will help us expand these service offerings within our inpatient and outpatient settings to improve the mental and emotional health of children and adolescents across Georgia." Kisner Foundation is a nonprofit organization created by Aiken, South Carolina, native and PGA Tour golfer Kevin Kisner and his wife, Brittany. The Foundation is committed to providing charitable funding through their three main pillars: Education, Health, and Sports. Their vision is that all children have the opportunities and resources to develop into responsible adults with a bright future. “Brittany and I are honored for our foundation to partner with Children's and support the development of this much needed behavioral health and wellness clinic," said Kevin Kisner. "We know that this program will fill a major void in our area and provide comprehensive care and resources to children with developmental, emotional and behavioral concerns.” “So many families and children in our area have faced extremely long wait times for referrals due to a shortage of mental health providers and developmental pediatricians," Brittany Kisner added. "Families are frustrated and children are falling through the cracks without receiving any services. This integrative behavioral health clinic will provide evaluation and establish a treatment plan and a path forward for these children.” Since 2016, the Kisner Foundation has awarded over $400,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations across the Augusta area. Learn more about the Kisner Foundation. If you would like to support the CHOG Fund for Pediatric Behavioral Health or any initiative at the Children's Hospital of Georgia, please contact Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement at (706) 721-4001.

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DALLAS — Sung Kang and his caddie did some calculations on the driving range before the second round of the AT&T Byron Nelson on an unseasonably cool day with some breezy conditions. “The biggest thing was we needed to figure how shorter the ball is going to fly,” Sung said. “So we just trusted the number … just hit it, and then worked out good.” Kang was pretty much right on, matching the Trinity Forest course record with a 10-under 61 on Friday to take the lead at 16 under. He led by four strokes over playing partner Matt Every, who had his second consecutive round of 65, and Tyler Duncan (66). Brooks Koepka, the world’s No. 3-ranked player who goes to next week’s PGA Championship as defending champion, was fourth at 11 under after a 66. He overcame two early bogeys with six birdies in an 11-hole stretch that included four in a row late. “Solid round, just trying to keep pace,” Koepka said. “I would like to have been in the lead. But I mean, hey 61 today was pretty darn impressive.” Koepka was a stroke ahead of Rory Sabbatini, who had a bogey-free 65. With temperatures in the low 50s, Kang opened with a 9-foot birdie on the par-5 No. 1 hole. His approach to within a foot of the cup at the 311-yard No. 5 set up a string of six birdies in a row. “I don’t know what the guys are talking about. Perfect and awesome and nice conditions for the course,” Kang said jokingly after getting a post-round fist bump from Jordan Spieth, a member at Trinity Forest who shot 67 to get to 7 under. Kang had three more birdies in four holes on the back nine. His only par in that stretch was at the 441-yard par-4 15th — where the 31-year-old South Korean who lives in North Texas had his putter raised in the air in anticipation of another birdie. The 21-foot chance instead lipped the cup. “My 67 doesn’t look so good,” the beanie-wearing Spieth said, comparing his to Kang’s score. “But going out today, if you had offered me 4 under, I would have taken it.” First-round leader Denny McCarthy followed his opening 63 with a 77. Tony Romo, the CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and also a Trinity Forest member, was 8 over after a 74. He missed the cut, like he did in two other PGA TOUR starts in the Dominican Republic, and tied for 148th in the event that began with 156 players. The only bogey for Every came at the 606-yard 14th hole, where his tee shot settled in the lip of a fairway bunker. Every slung away the rake that was by the bunker when he got there. He then hit the ball, which didn’t go nearly as far as the helicoptering club that he then threw in disgust. “Nothing I can do about it except get mad and complain, which I did,” he said. “Other than that, it was good.” At the par-3 17th, Every’s tee shot landed on the green in a good position, but rolled off and down the hill into some rough. He saved par after hitting to 8 feet. While Every didn’t get as much as he would have wanted out of those two tee shots that he called his best shots of the day, he still had an impressive round “drafting off of Sung all day, really.” After his near miss at No. 15, Kang’s tee shot at the 382-yard 16th went into a bunker, but he blasted to 11 feet and made birdie. He just missed a 24-foot birdie chance at the par-3 17th, and finished with a 14-foot par to match the 61 Marc Leishman had last year in the first Byron Nelson round played at Trinity Forest after the tournament moved from Four Seasons. Spieth again got off to a solid start before making his turn off a double bogey — at No. 9 during his opening 68 and at the 494-yard 18th on Friday, when he had an approach shot roll back down a swale toward him. He then birdied No. 1, and had three more birdies the last five holes. “It was nice to bounce back,” said Spieth, without a top-20 finish this season and without a win since the 2017 British Open. “That’s nice as you go into a weekend. Good momentum.” Romo, the only amateur in the Nelson, played on a sponsor exemption. He plans to compete in a U.S. Open local qualifying tournament next week. After an opening 76 with a chip-in eagle, Romo had three birdies Friday that were countered by four bogeys and a double bogey. “I think more than anything, I got a sense to be able to hit a lot of high-quality shots under what is a pressure situation for me,” Romo said. “That’s encouraging and shows that the work you’re doing holds up when it counts.”

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