The Mental Health Association's
Calendar of Events for January thru December, 2008

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All groups meet at 1509 S. Hawthorne Rd. except SPEAK OUT!, which meets on the 1st & 3rd Monday (6:00-7:30pm) at 

 

January 2008 SUPPORT GROUPS The Mental Health Association in Forsyth County, Inc. 1509 S. Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103  Phone: (336) 768-3880 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat All groups meet at 1509 S. Hawthorne Rd. except   SPEAK OUT!  which meets at Best Health, Hanes Mall(For Teens 13-17) 1st & 3rd Mondays 6:00-7:30pm 1 NEW YEARS DAY  OFFICE CLOSED 2 3 ANXIETY DISORDERS 7:00-8:30 pm    4 TIDES (MoodDisorders) 10:30 am - Noon 5 6 7 SPEAK OUT! (For Teens, 13-17) 6:00-7:30 pm Best Health in Hanes Mall 8 9 10 SCHIZOPHRENIA GROUP 2:30-4:00 pm HIV/AIDS Group  7:00-8:30 pm 11 DUAL DIAGNOSIS 10:30 am  - Noon 12 13 14 TRIAD FRIENDS & FAMILY,  7:00 - 8:00 pm, (For those who have a loved one with an eating disorder.) 15 TIDES (MoodDisorders) 7:00 – 8:30pm 16 17 ANXIETY DISORDERS 7:00-8:30 pm 18 TIDES (MoodDisorders) 10:30 am - Noon 19 20 21 Office Closed SPEAK OUT! (For Teens, 13-17) 6:00-7:30 pm Best Health in Hanes Mall 22 23 24 SCHIZOPHRENIA GROUP 2:30-4:00 pm 25 DUAL DIAGNOSIS 10:30 am  - Noon 26 27 28 29   SPEAKER 7:00 – 8:30pm 30 31   Call The Mental Health Association at (336) 768-3880 for details or directions to our office.

 

February 2008 SUPPORT GROUPS The Mental Health Association in Forsyth County, Inc. 1509 S. Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103  Phone: (336) 768-3880 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat All groups meet at 1509 S. Hawthorne Rd. except   SPEAK OUT!  which meets at Best Health, Hanes Mall(For Teens 13-17) 1st & 3rd Mondays 6:00-7:30pm Call The Mental Health Association at (336) 768-3880 for details or directions to our office 1 TIDES (MoodDisorders) 10:30 am - Noon 2 3  4 SPEAK OUT! (For Teens, 13-17) 6:00 – 7:30pm Best Health in Hanes Mall 5 TIDES (MoodDisorders) 7:00 – 8:30pm 6 7 ANXIETY DISORDERS 7:00 to 8:30pm 8 DUAL DIAGNOSIS 10:30 am  - Noon 9  10 11 TRIAD FRIENDS & FAMILY,  7:00-8:30pm (For those who have a loved one with an eating disorder 12 13 14 SCHIZOPHRENIA GROUP 2:30-4:00 pm HIV/AIDS Group 7:00pm 15 TIDES (MoodDisorders) 10:30 am - Noon 16 17 18 SPEAK OUT! (For Teens, 13-17) 6:00 – 7:30pm Best Health in  Hanes 19 TIDES (MoodDisorders) 7:00 – 8:30pm 20 21 ANXIETY DISORDERS 7:00-8:30 pm 22 DUAL DIAGNOSIS 10:30 am  - Noon 23 24 25 26 27 28 SCHIZOPHRENIA GROUP 2:30-4:00 pm 29 Speaker: Tommie Jackson, M.Div., LPC 10:30am - Noon See Article Below

Upcoming Free Speaker Meeting On February 29^th to Discuss

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or “OCD”

The Mental Health Association in Forsyth County, as part of their community outreach and mental health educational services, is sponsoring a “5^th Friday Mental Health Educational & Speaker Meeting” on Friday, February 29^th, beginning at 10:30 AM at The Mental Health Association in Forsyth County, 1509 S. Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem.  The mental health speakers’ meeting is FREE, open to the public and will be held in our large upstairs meeting room.  Due to limited seating persons interested in attending are asked to call the office at (336) 768-3880 in advance.

 The scheduled guest speaker is Tommie Jackson, M.Div., LPC, and a Pastoral Psychotherapist in private practice in Winston-Salem.  Ms. Jackson’s talk will focus on one of the types of the anxiety disorders known as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or “OCD.”  Ms. Jackson’s informative and interactive discussion will help persons know the signs and symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and how OCD is treated. 

 Tommie Jackson, M.Div., LPC, received her Master’s Degree in Divinity from Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina and completed her clinical training at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham.  Ms. Jackson is a Licensed Professional Counselor in North Carolina and is a certified with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. 

 According to the National Institute of Mental Health, persons with OCD have persistent, upsetting thoughts (obsessions) and use rituals (compulsions) to control the anxiety these thoughts produce.  Most of the time, the rituals end up controlling the person and can have devastating effects on the person’s daily life, work and relationships with others.  OCD affects about 2.2 million American adults.  OCD equally strikes men and woman and its symptoms usually appear in childhood, adolescence or in early adulthood.  One-third of adults with OCD develop symptoms as children and research indicates that OCD might run in families.  

 For more information, contact The Mental Health Association in Forsyth County at (336) 768-3880 or by e-mail: andy@triadmentalhealth.org.   

 Established in 1946, The Mental Health Association in Forsyth County – a United Way partner agency -- provides an array of programs and services including:  (1) six client support groups - including a group for teens with mental disorders and a dual diagnosis group, (2) representative payee services, (3) primary care physicians outreach program, (4) mental  health information and referral services, (5) family support group for loved ones with eating disorders and (6) client, family and systems advocacy.  Will Joyner, Esq., an attorney with Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice in Winston-Salem, is the Association's Board President.

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Andy Hagler, M.Ed.; M.P.A.

Executive Director

Mental Health Association in Forsyth County, Inc.

1509 S. Hawthorne Road

Winston-Salem, NC  27103-4125

Telephone:  (336) 768-3880