NAMI Piedmont Tri-County FREE Support Groups Are Now Online NAMI’s support groups provide a confidential and safe space for families, caregivers, and individuals affected by mental illness, to be heard and to receive the support they deserve. Click here: Find the group that works for you. Zoom Meetings usually last...
For release: 3/10/2020 From the desk of Betsey O’Brien, Executive Director Dear All, If you have watched TV or listened to the radio you have heard a lot of distressing news about the novel coronavirus also known as COVID-19. Having confirmed cases in the state only adds to the stress...
Looking At My Past, Two Events The Loom Fort Mill & Winthrop University Fort Mill Fort Mill on Saturday, March 21st. This event is free but please register here, only 10 tickets left for this event. EVENTBRITE REGISTRATION Winthrop University Event Dina’s Place, Alumni Drive Monday MARCH 23rd at 7:00...
Looking At My Past, I Found My Future Alex has a powerful story to tell… Alexander Chisholm Guibault has a mission to bring a voice to those who can’t speak for themselves, sharing his story is part of that mission. Unless we truly understand the plight of an orphan child,...
BASICS Education Class Rock Hill, Fort Mill and Clover Classes forming now for February in Fort Mill, Rock Hill, and Clover. These free education classes fill up fast Email: namiptc.register@gmail.com or call (803) 610-8174 for more information. NAMI Basics is an education program specifically for parents and other family caregivers...
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By James Brister, M.D. | Apr. 22, 2019 When I was sixteen years old, I was an athlete and I loved football. If my coach told me I could run through a brick wall, I would try. I felt “invincible”—holding the world by the tail. Then it all changed in less than a...
By Laurie Katz | Apr. 01, 2019 I’ve now been in therapy for four years. I talk about four years a lot. It’s an important number in my life. After I was raped in 2011, I suffered in silence for just under four years. It happened at college in Chicago by a fellow...
Dear Potential Employers By Michelle Yang | Mar. 29, 2019 A couple of months ago, I quit my prestigious corporate job I held for years. At the same time, I also began to write and advocate for mental health awareness, this empowered step was years in the making. It was...
By Shainna Ali | Feb. 15, 2019 Quality friendships have the potential to give us feelings of compassion, belonging and happiness. They can help improve our sense of self-worth and help us cope. When you have a mental illness, you may think that your friendships are bound to be more complicated. You may even deem...