NAMI South Carolina
... serves residents across the state with free mental health support, online support groups, resources, nationally recognized educational classes, and advocacy programs.
About Mental Illness
A mental illness is a medical condition that disrupts a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning. Just as diabetes is a disorder of the pancreas, mental illnesses are medical conditions that often result in a diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of life. Serious mental illnesses include major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and borderline personality disorder. The good news about mental illness is that recovery is possible.
Mental illnesses can affect persons of any age, race, religion or income. Mental illnesses are not the result of personal weakness, lack of character or poor upbringing. Mental illnesses are treatable. Most people diagnosed with a serious mental illness can experience relief from their symptoms by actively participating in an individual treatment plan.
In Crisis?
South Carolina Community Crisis Response
& Intervention Line:
833-DMH-CCRI or 833-364-2274
CCRI provides services 24/7/365 within 60 minutes of contact to meet the mental health needs of South Carolina residents.
ONLINE:
You can chat one-to-one online at:
www.Foundation2CrisisChat.org
Online & texting chats are available from 9am-3pm M-F. All contacts are confidential.
Call the NAMI Helpline at
1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
Or in a crisis, text "NAMI" to 741741
SUPPORT GROUPS
Connections Support
LGBTQIA+ Support Group
LGBTQIA+ Support Group
A peer-led support group for adults diagnosed with a mental illness. It’s a safe place where people learn from each others’ experiences, share coping strategies, and offer each other encouragement and understanding.
Time/Date: Wednesday at 6:00PM and runs for 90 minutes.
Location: 232 Greenville Street NW, Aiken, SC 29801
Please use on street parking.
LGBTQIA+ Support Group
LGBTQIA+ Support Group
LGBTQIA+ Support Group
A peer-led support group for those over 18 years old diagnosed with a mental illness or experiencing mental health stressors. It’s a safe place where people learn from each others’ experiences, share coping strategies, and offer each other encouragement and understanding.
At NAMI we value inclusion and diversity as part of our core tenants
A peer-led support group for those over 18 years old diagnosed with a mental illness or experiencing mental health stressors. It’s a safe place where people learn from each others’ experiences, share coping strategies, and offer each other encouragement and understanding.
At NAMI we value inclusion and diversity as part of our core tenants. While we do not yet have an LGBTQIA+ specific group, all are welcome and valued here. Please join us for our connections support group every Wednesday at 6:00PM.
Time/Date: TBA
Location: TBA
Family Support
LGBTQIA+ Support Group
Family Support
A peer-led confidential and safe support group for families/friends and caregivers who care for an adult with a mental health condition by utilizing collective lived experiences and learned group wisdom we hope to understand and support each other and our community.
Time/Date: First Monday of Every Month. 6pm - 7:30pm
Location: Graniteville YMCA
621 Trolley Line Rd, Graniteville, SC 29829
Recovery
RECOVERY
Recovery from serious mental illness is not only possible, but for many people living with mental illness today, probable. The notion of recovery involves a variety of perspectives. Recovery is a holistic process that includes traditional elements of physical health, and aspects of recovery extend beyond medication. Recovery from serious mental illness also includes the idea of attaining and maintaining physical health as another cornerstone of wellness. People in recovery make important contributions to their communities. Hope for recovery should be reflected in all treatments, services, and supports.
The recovery journey is unique for each individual. There are several definitions of recovery; some grounded in medical and clinical values, some grounded in context of community and successful living. One of the most important principles of recovery is this: recovery is a process, not an event. The uniqueness and individual nature of recovery must be honored.
For NAMI, recovery is a foundational principle. While serious mental illness impacts individuals in many challenging ways, the concept that all individuals can move towards wellness is paramount. A strengths-based approach is a cornerstone for NAMI initiatives, activities, and efforts. Many, many NAMI members living with mental illness have benefited from the various opportunities within the organization. NAMI has become a vehicle for recovery, and a pathway towards wellness.
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