FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2020 Contact: SCDMH Office of Public Affairs (803) 898-8582 Tracy.LaPointe@scdmh.org Awareness Day Stresses Importance of Supporting Mental Health of Our Youth, Elders Columbia, SC — May 7 is both Children’s Mental Health Day and Older Adults Mental Health Awareness Day. SCDMH challenges South Carolinians to reach out to kids and… Read More
SCDMH Marks Mental Health Month Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2020 Contact: SCDMH Office of Public Affairs (803) 898-8582 Tracy.LaPointe@scdmh.org SCDMH Marks Mental Health Month Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic Columbia, SC — May is Mental Health Month. This year, the South Carolina Department of Mental Health wants to remind our state of the services available to all, particularly in light of… Read More
News Release: Mental Health Commission Names New State Director at SC Department of Mental Health
Columbia, SC — The South Carolina Mental Health Commission has selected Kenneth M. Rogers, MD, as the next state director for the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH). Dr. Rogers is expected to begin the post April 2, 2020. Born and raised in Dillon, South Carolina, Dr. Rogers is a 1990 graduate of the… Read More
News Release: Mental Health Receives Funding to Expand Suicide Prevention Lifeline in SC
News Release: October 17, 2019 Contact: SCDMH Office of Public Affairs (803) 898-8582 Columbia, SC — The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline announced Wednesday, October 10th that the SC Department of Mental Health has been awarded a FY20-21 State Capacity Building Initiative Grant by Vibrant Emotional Health, the nonprofit administrator of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.… Read More
News Release: VA Grants Funding for New State Veterans Nursing Homes
VA Grants Funding for New State Veterans Nursing Homes Columbia, SC – The South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) has received official notification from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs assuring federal construction grant funding for additional state veterans’ nursing homes in Florence and Gaffney. Under the terms of the grant, the Veterans Administration… Read More