Local Life magazine is featuring NAMI Lowcountry and mental health in it’s February issue. Read about NAMI in the Non-profit Spotlight and Breaking the Silence around mental illness.
Read MorePublic policy makes a difference in the lives of both the people living with mental health conditions and the people in their lives. Changes in policy can mean better outcomes. Our advocacy efforts have led to many victories including: Securing better funding for research. Protecting access to treatments and services. Attaining mental health parity to more »
Read MoreThe South Carolina Department of Mental Health announced its partnership with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office in their Community Crisis Response & Intervention (CCRI) program. Education Program on CCRI scheduled October 26! After several meetings with CCRI staff to discuss implementation, Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner provided two newly hired CCRI mental health counselors with more »
Read MoreIn observance of Mental Health Month, the latest episode of “Lowcountry Law” highlights the Sheriff’s Office’s longstanding partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to provide training to deputy sheriffs and emergency dispatchers to better recognize and address situations involving those suffering from mental illness.
Read MoreNAMI South Carolina’s Ending the Silence presentation, now being offered by NAMI Lowcountry, was given in 23 schools across the state from January 1 through March 31 this year, touching 4,283 lives. Ending the Silence provides information to recognize early-onset signs of mental health conditions in teens themselves or a friend. It addresses steps to more »
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