Helping to promote mental health for all
children, youth, and families
09-20-09 FFP is compiling information to create a
Children's Mental Health Service Directory for the Piedmont. This
service directory will be shared with our current contact list,
future contacts, and on our website as a resource to the community.
We are looking to list services and supports that
directly affect families and their youth with mental or behavioral
concerns in the age range of 0-21 only. We hope to include both
professional and community supports in one place for families in our
area to easily access.
If you would like to be included in this directory
please complete the form by clicking in
the shaded area once and filing in the needed information. Please
email back to me directly at nlyles@upstateparentsnetwork.org by
October 2, 2009. Our target date to have the directory completed is
by January 1, 2010.
09-08-09 National Suicide Prevention Week- The week
of Sept. 6th is National Suicide Prevention Week. Suicide is the
third leading cause of death of youth aged 15 to 24 in the Nation
and the fourth leading cause of death for persons between the ages
of 10 and 14. " In one recent survey... of high school students, 60%
said they had thought about killing themselves. About 9 percent said
they had tried at least once". Parents and youth alike please start
the conversation in your community. For a list of web resources
click here.
09-02-09 The Salvation Army in Spartanburg will hold
an open house on Saturday, September 12th from 10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
For more information call 864-576-8330.
06-24-09 NCWD/Youth Releases InfoBrief on Youth with
Mental Health Needs- This brief describes barriers faced by
youth with mental health needs as they reach adulthood, it also
highlights new models and strategies designed to break down those
barriers and help them to transition successfully into the
workplace.
Click Here To Read
06-24-09 Linking Families, Schools, and Communities
Conference in Columbia. Click Here For
More Information
06-10-09 Out of the Dark Walk is Oct 11 at 1:00-4:00
at Cleveland Park. (Suicide prevention and survival)
