MHASClogo
THE MESSENGER 
Mental Health America of South Carolina
May is Mental Health Month!!
 
MHASC May2014
 
For 65 years, Mental Health America and its affiliates across the country have led the observance of May is Mental Health Month by reaching millions of people through the media, local events and screenings. The 2014 May is Mental Health Month theme is "Mind Your Health." 
 
Our goals are to build public recognition about the importance of mental health to overall health and wellness; inform people of the ways that the mind and body interact with each other; and provide tips and tools for taking positive actions to protect mental health and promote whole health.
 

Did you know that...

  • About 1 in 5 American adults will have a mental health condition in any given year?
  • But only 41 percent of them will receive services?
  • About 10 percent of the American adult population will have a mood disorder, such as depression or bipolar?
  • And 18 percent have an anxiety disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder?

Mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety, are real, common and treatable. And recovery is possible. But not all of us think about our mental health enough.

 

Click on the links below for helpful information from Mental Health America to Mind Your Health in 2014
Contact Us
Mental Health America of South Carolina
1823 Gadsden St.
Columbia, SC 29201
803-779-5363
mha@mha-sc.org

Calendar of Events

May 16, 2014
American Foundation for Suidide Prevention
SC Chapter
"Suicide Bereavement Clinician Training" 
Lexington, SC

May 21, 2014
MHASC Board of Directors
Columbia, SC
12 pm

June 19, 2014
The SC Respite Summit
Columbia, SC
9am - 3pm

June 20, 2014
Midlands Area Consortium for the Homeless
Membership Meeting
Cecil Tillis Center, Columbia, SC
10am

October 26, 2014
10th Out of the Darkness Walks
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Columbia, SC
 

Watch Video Below about SC Telepsychiatry Program and Click Like!! 

 Dr. Meera Narasimhan, SCDMH's Director of Research, and her crew at the Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science at USC's School of Medicine have entered a YouTube contest featuring the SCDMH statewide telemedicine program!

 

They need more likes on Youtube. The videos with the most "likes" (*not views*) will be recognized at the National Institutes of Health 10 year commemoration event; this is an enormous honor!

 

Please click this link and "like" the video by May 9 - pass it on!


 

SC Telepsychiatry Program Video

 

 

 

 

 
Mental Health America of South Carolina has earned a Three-Year Accreditation from CARF International for its Day Treatment Psychosocial Rehabilitation (Adults) and Supported Living: Psychosocial Rehabilitation (Adults) programs.
CARF International is an independent, nonprofit accreditation of health and human services. CARF accreditation signals a service provider's commitment to continually improving services, encouraging feedback, and serving the community.
CARF logo