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It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2017 Outstanding Employee of the Year Winner and the 2018 Louise R. Hassenplug Winner.

Maggie Johnson DMH Employee of the Year — Maggie Johnson, 2017 DMH Employee of the Year

The 2017 Outstanding Employee of the Year is Ms. Margaret Johnson with Columbia Area Mental Health Center, where she is the Nurse Practitioner (NP) at the Young Adults Program, Adult Clinic Services, Homeshare, and the Lower Richland office. Ms. Johnson is also a great team player. Whenever she meets with a client and any kind of concern comes up, she emails the case manager to make sure everyone is on the same page. She is a strong advocate of injectable medications which has proven effective in stabilizing many clients, reduced their hospitalizations, and decreased symptoms. Ms. Johnson is also the first Nurse Practitioner at the Department of Mental Health (DMH) to utilize telepsychiatry.

Charles Crockett, Hassenplug Award winner — Charles Crockett, 2018 Hassenplug Award winner

The 2018 Louise R. Hassenplug Winner is Mr. Charles Crockett with Coastal Empire Community Mental Health Center, where he is the Lead Clinician for the Assertive Community Treatment-Like (ACT-Like) Team and has maintained a great relationship with community partners to better assist the patients they serve. Mr. Crockett took the lead on Collaborative Organization Serving Adults (COSA) to stop the cycle of a client that was circulating between the jail, Emergency Room, psychiatric hospital, and back to the jail. Mr. Crockett’s participation and leadership in the COSA meetings resulted in a successful outcome for the client, as well as cost savings for our community. Mr. Crockett is dedicated to improving the care for people with mental illness and he goes above and beyond for all individuals that are served.

The Hassenplug award recognizes annually a clinician who has made an outstanding contribution to the treatment of those with mental illness. The award was established in honor of Louise R. Hassenplug, who served on the SCDMH Commission from 1987-1999.

For more information go to the Employee Recognition Page under Human Resources.

2018 Hassenplug Award Nominees, State Director John H. Magill, and DMH Commissioners: Alison Y. Evans, Psy.D. , Chair and Sharon Wilson, FACHE, CEAP

Outstanding Employee of the Year Nominees, State Director John H. Magill, and DMH Commissioners — 2017 Outstanding Employee of the Year Nominees, State Director John H. Magill, and DMH Commissioners: Alison Y. Evans, Psy.D. , Chair and Sharon Wilson, FACHE, CEAP

Employee Recognition

Employee Recognition It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2017 Outstanding Employee of the Year Winner and the 2018 Louise R. Hassenplug Winner. Maggie Johnson, 2017 DMH Employee of the Year The 2017 Outstanding Employee of the Year is Ms. Margaret Johnson with Columbia Area Mental Health Center, where she is the Nurse… Read More

Legislative news: June 2018

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VA Funding Available for Three 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 that construction grant funding for three additional State Veterans’ nursing homes is now available. SCDMH is the agency designated in statute to operate South Carolina’s State Veterans Nursing Homes. The Department currently operates… Read More

Art of Recovery 2018 Piccolo Spoleto Festival Exhibit and Reception

You’re Invited! The DMH Art of Recovery program is proud to be an official exhibitor at the 2018 Piccolo Spoleto Festival – our sixth year! The exhibit, sponsored by Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center and Mental Health Heroes, will feature works of visual art by 55 artists from across South Carolina; it is free and open… Read More

Senior Management Spotlight – Bellamy Earns Doctorate

Bellamy Earns Doctorate in Nursing Practice & Honored by Senate Deputy Director, DMH Division of Inpatient Services, Versie J. Bellamy, DNP The South Carolina Senate has issued a resolution honoring Deputy Director, DMH Division of Inpatient Services, Versie J. Bellamy, DNP, on the occasion of earning a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and to applaud… Read More

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