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Mental Health America of South Carolina
Mental Health America of South Carolina's 
Joy Jay will present MHASC's Housing Program
 Mental Health America's National Conference 
 September 19-20, 2012 
 Tulsa, Oklahoma  

The conference theme is "From Housing to Recovery: Building Community, Building Lives" Joy will provide a conference presentation on MHASC's Housing Program, one of the largest in the nation.

Congratulations MHASC for this national recognition! 
 
For more information about the 2012 National Zarrow Mental Health Symposium & Mental Health America Annual Conference 


William's Place Summer Ice Cream Social!!!

William's Place residents and guests enjoyed ice cream and fellowship Thursday, August 2 in the William's Place Community Center
Sue Dispaltro, MHASC Board Member at Williams Place Ice Cream Social



  


Sue Dispaltro, MHASC Board Member 









William's Place Resident at Ice Cream Social
William's Place resident attended the Ice Cream Social.
 Mental Health Historical Exhibit to Open September at South Carolina State Museum!!!
State Hospital

Two new exhibitions at the South Carolina State Museum highlight the conditions that people with mental illness faced in large, state psychiatric hospitals across the nation.

 

The first, "The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic," looks at the moving personal histories of some patients at the Willard Psychiatric Hospital in New York. Historians were able to reconstruct the individuals' lives from suitcases found when the facility closed. Created by The Community Consortium to honor the unique stories of these people, it is being circulated by The Exhibition Alliance, Inc., Hamilton, NY.

 

"Bull Street: Life Behind the Wall," provides a South Carolina perspective. The exhibit examines the almost 200 year history and operation of the South Carolina institution from the perspective of the patients who lived, worked, were treated and died there.

Both exhibits will be on display September 1- October 14, 2012.

 

This project is made possible by generous financial contributions from the following:
Mental Health America of South Carolina
Eli Lilly
NAMI Mid-Carolina
SC Protection and Advocacy
Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
Three Rivers Behavioral Health
Pfizer
NAMI South Carolina
USC College of Social Work
SC SHARE
and
Special thanks for assistance in developing this exhibition to:
South Carolina State Museum
South Carolina Department of Mental Health
Historic Columbia Foundation
South Carolina Archives and History Center


New Webpage about Veterans and Suicide on MHASC Website
 
Check out our new link on the MHASC webpage:
"Suicide and Veterans" (available September 1, 2012)
 
For more information about this subject click here:
 

Contact Us
Mental Health America of South Carolina
1823 Gadsden St.
Columbia, SC 29201
803-779-5363
866-929-6145

Mental Health America of South Carolina
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conference registration
and all other donations on its website

Click on DONATE to use the Paypal system.

Call the MHASC office at 803-779-5363 for further information.
Out of the Darkness Walk COMING UP!
The 2012 Out of the Darkness Walk sponsored by the South Carolina American Foundation for Suicide Awareness will be held on October 14, 2012.

The 2012 Out of the Darkness Walk will be held at the Columbia Riverfront Park at 2:00 pm. 

The Out of the Darkness Walks are 3-5 mile community walks taking place in over 250 communities this year with the proceeds benefittng the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

By walking in the Out of the Darkness Walk you will be  walking with thousands of other walkers nationwide to raise money for the AFSP's vital research and education programs  to prevent suicide and save lives, increase national awareness about depression and suicide, and provide support for survivors of suicide loss.
In deciding to walk you are taking us a step closer to making suicide prevention a national priority.

Click Here to REGISTER for the Walk!!!

MHASC Welcomes New Board Members and 2012-2015 Board Officers!!!
 
Anna Scheyett Dean  College of Social Work, USC

Maggie Chernek Early Head Start

Sue Dispaltro SC SHARE

Peggy Faust MHA Bamberg Affiliate

Jeremy Wilson Wilson Kibler & Associates
 
Bryce Kinney Aflac

William D. Harter Nelson Mullins

Parrish Little First Citizens 

Executive Officers:

Robin Wheeler
Chair

Raynah Everett
Vice Chair

Sissy Weaver
Secretary

Kitty Hepfer
Treasurer