April 2015
Meetings and Events Schedule NAMI Board Meeting
Board meeting will be held on Monday, April
6th at 6:00pm @ Seacoast Church.
Second Monday of the Month
Support: 6:00 PM April 13th
Consumer and family member support
groups meet.
Selena Wilson, Chief Program Officer of One80 Place will be the educational speaker. Ms. Wilson will be speaking about the services offered by One80 Place (formerly Crisis Ministries).
Seacoast Church, 2049 Savannah Hwy, Suite H, Charleston, SC 29414-5323. The receptionist inside the main entrance will assist in directing you to the proper room.
Every Wednesday at 1:30pm NAMI Connection Support Group meets
Apr. 1st, Apr. 8th, Apr. 15th, Apr. 22nd, Apr. 29th.
For those people in recovery with mental illness.
Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center 2100 Charlie Hall Blvd., Charleston
Third Monday of the Month
Support: 6:00 PM April 20th
Consumer and family member support groups meet.
Bethany United Methodist Church
118 West Third South Street, Summerville
First Tuesday of the Month
Support: 6:00 PM April 7th
Consumer and family member support groups meet.
Moncks Corner Baptist Church 500 E. Main Street, Moncks Corner
First Thursday of the Month
Support: 6:00 PM April 2nd. Family Support in Trailer #21 Consumer Support in Trailer #23 Seacoast Church
750 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant Enter from Egypt Road
Call Joann at 843-871-1009 or e-mail at
Notice of Newly Elected Officers
At the March 9th meeting, elections
were held for the upcoming year. Eric Hansen was elected President and Jane Wright as Vice President. For another year Robert Taylor will serve as Treasurer and Joan Gaetke as Secretary.
Best Wishes to our newly elected officers.
Joyce Brown and Angie Martin both benefits specialists at Charleston Mental Health Center spoke at our educational meeting in March. They answered many questions regarding Social Security Income and Social Security Disability Income guidelines, qualifications and procedures in filing for benefits.
Many thanks Joyce and Angie !
By: NAMI Charleston Area, 303 Monarch Court, Charleston, SC 29414-9053 Phone (843) 871-1009. Comments or suggestions for articles may be sent to the editor at 1913 Sandcroft Drive Charleston SC 29407 or e-mail at pmjroddy@aol.com.
Website: http://www.nami.org/sites/namicharlestonarea Webmaster: Larry Debevec
NAMI Charleston Area Board of Directors Officers
President Eric Hansen
Vice President Jane Wright
Treasurer Robert Taylor
Secretary Joan Gaetke
Membership: Ron Rzepkowski Newsletter Editor: Martha Roddy Library: Joan Gaetke
Program Chairperson: Joann Monnin-Debevec NAMI SC Board member: Joan Herbert
SPRING PICNIC!!!!!!!!!!!
Come join us for a picnic lunch at Mixson Barn in
North Charleston on Saturday 4/25/15. Lunch will be
served at 2:00 p.m.
We’ll be grilling burgers and hotdogs and providing
carry in dishes.
Link to google map below
https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Barn/@32.875761,-79.994599,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x584875a07423c0bf
TIENE UN SER QUERIDO CON DESORDEN MENTAL?
HAY ESPERANZA
!
Esquizofrenia, Trastorno Bipolar, Trastorno Obsesivo-‐Cumpulsivo,Trastorno de Estrés
Postraumático, Trastorno Fronterizo de la Personalidad, Trastorno Depresivo Severo,
Trastorno de Pánico, Trastorno Maniaco-‐Depresivo, Trastornos Cerebrales
EXISTE AYUDA
GRATIS
con “De Familia a Familia”
QUE: Programa educativo de 12 clases en español para "Familiares" de adultos con enfermedades mentales. Este curso es dirigido por miembros de familiares entrenados por NAMI (Alianza Nacional sobre Enfermedades Mentales).
CUANDO: Martes y Jueves, desde Abril 7 a Mayo 14, 2015 de 6:00-‐8:30 pm
LUGAR: MUSC, Instituto de Siquiatría, 5to piso Norte, Salon de Clase # 526
DIRECCION: 67 President St. Charleston, SC 29425. (esquina de President St. y Doughty St.)
Jonathan Lucas parqueo para carros
COMO: Contactar Maritza Foster 843-‐552-‐9281. fostermaritza@hotmail.com
Maria Fernanda Silva 843-‐637-‐0454. mfsilva1@hotmail.com
GRATIS: Material incluído por NAMI.
Is Your Loved One Suffering
From a Mental Illness?
Is Spanish Your Primary Language?
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) understands that depression,
schizophrenia, bi-‐polar illness, and other disorders can challenge families.
FREE HELP IS AVAILABLE:
NAMI “Family to Family” Program Presented in Spanish
WHAT: A free, 12 session educational course for Spanish speaking family members and friends
of those with a serious mental illness. The course is instructed in Spanish by trained NAMI family members.
WHEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning April 7th, 2015.
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM. Course ends May 14th, 2015.
WHERE: MUSC, Institute of Psychiatry, 5 North #526 Classroom,
67 President Street in downtown Charleston.
HOW: Contact: Maritza Foster 843.552.9281.fostermaritza@hotmail.com or
Maria Fernanda Silva 843.637.0454. mfsilva1@hotmail.com
FREE: Must pre-‐register. No Registration Fee. A notebook and all
materials provided by NAMI.
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