Author: Nami Board of Directors

Annual conference to be held in Columbia SC. Awards Banquet and Silent Auction held Friday evening August 25, Saturday Information Gathering and Networking 8 AM to 5 PM. Always an excellent event. Go to the NAMI SC website for more information.

Join us Tuesday 7:30 pm for our next Solutions Speaker Chris Sparrow from the firm Able South Carolina. On the Pathway to continued recovery, Chris will speak on the programs they offer and the Ticket to Work opportunity. If you are in the job market, tired of the frustration, some pearls of wisdom heard here Read More

NAMIWALKS is coming up fast. June 3, 2017 at Furman Lakeside Amphitheater. Registration is at 9am, the walk begins at 10am. It is our largest fundraiser of the year. WE NEED YOUR HELP !!! Setup * Cleanup * Registration email namiaop.jo@gmail.com OR call Kathleen @ 864-360-5998 Spread the word —advertise for us. Come out and Read More

“We had so many people stop by and ask questions, and pick up flyers and educational materials. There was genuine interest about the ‘best kept secrete in town’. I used all the crayons in my box and the responses were all positive.” We thank you Carol Blair for your foresight, determination, energy, enthusiasm, dedication and Read More

Articles on Suicide Prevention have begun to appear in The Journal which covers our Anderson-Oconee-Pickens area. They interview bereaved families who have lost a valued member to suicide. Some of those interviewed have taken our Family to Family course. They share the downward spirals,  the whip-lash  or dismal life events, and most important “if they Read More

Our next Family to Family Course will begin August 20, 2017  and will continue through Nov. 5, 2017.  It’s every Sunday from 2:30 pm- 5:00 pm.      PRE-REGISTRATION is necessary.   For more information go to our Class/Support Tab.

Here were GROW again with our new Family Support Group for Anderson and the surrounding areas.  We start Tuesday April 11, 2017 and continue every 2nd Tuesday of each month (except July).  We start at 6:30 and end at 7:30 at Grace Episcopal Church, 711 South McDuffie Street, Anderson, SC 29621     This is open to Read More

WHO is leading a one-year global campaign on depression. The highlight is World Health Day April 7, 2017.   Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. More than 300 million people are now living with depression, an increase of more than 18% between 2005 and 2015. Lack of sustainable health care for Read More

Hamilton Career Center Chapter of HOSA is focusing on spreading awareness, fundraising, and community service by partnering with us (NAMI AOP) for our June 3 NAMIWALKS.  This is their part of the HOSA National Service Project: bringing awareness of mental health disorders to nursing students and our local communities.  Made up of over 45 active Read More

NAMIWalks Upstate South Carolina is taking place at Furman University Amphitheater Date: Saturday, June 3, 2017 Registration and Check-in: 9am 5k Walk Start Time: 10am CREATE YOUR TEAM   Come join us as together we stomp out stigma. For more information, contact Jo@namiaop.org