What is the goal?
Improve the Emotional Well-Being of Kershaw County residents by increasing the quality, availability, and effectiveness of Community Health Programs.
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What are the barriers?
Kershaw County had the 15th- highest suicide rate among all 46 South Carolina counties in 2017. In 2016, 13% of adults reported 14 or more days per month of poor mental health (depression, stress or emotional problems). Some of the barriers to residents being mentally and emotionally well include:
Lack of knowledge of the county’s existing mental health programs, services, support groups and resources
Too proud, private or embarrassed to seek help; young people’s mindset of “It won’t happen to me”
Lack of access to affordable, quality mental health services
Solutions & Initiatives
Solutions
The CHIP Emotional Health Action Team is working to improve residents’ mental and emotional wellbeing by:
Developing an online and printed directory of the county’s mental health services providers and support groups
Coordinating with SC Thrive to conduct free Mental Health First Aid training for Kershaw County adults and high-schoolers on how to help people with depression, anxiety and substance abuse disorders
Promoting mental and emotional wellness among high school students through student wellness clubs that include mental health-related activities.
Initiatives
The CHIP Emotional Health Team’s goal is to improve the emotional well-being of Kershaw County residents by increasing the quality, availability, and effectiveness of Community Health Programs. This team is working to improve residents’ mental and emotional wellbeing by:
- Coordinating with SC Thrive to conduct free Mental Health First Aid training for Kershaw County adults and high-schoolers on how to identify and intervene for those living with mental health disorders.
- Publishing a brochure of mental health resources available in Kershaw County.
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