This summit is a great opportunity to learn more about mental health and how it impacts our community. You’ll have the chance to explore different approaches to counseling and learn about resources that are available to you.
We hope that you will join us at the summit, on May 21st, 2022, at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church. 7396 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29406 from 9am-5pm, as we work together to improve mental health in our community. It’s going to be a great event, and we look forward to seeing you there!
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About Summit
The Lowcountry Mental Health Summit presented by the Parent Leader Network of the Charleston Area
Urban League in partnership with the Project Prevent Program of the Department of Alternative
Programs and Services of the Charleston County will be held on May 21st, 2022, at Mount Moriah
Missionary Baptist Church-7396 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29406 from 9am- 5pm.
In 2021, Parent Leader Network (PLN) members decided that the mental health of Black students within
the Lowcountry was a priority that needed to be addressed. However, many parents recognized that
there were knowledge gaps regarding protocols for attending to mental health concerns within their
schools. The PLN agreed that a mental health summit was needed because “we don’t know what we
don’t know”. The purpose of the Summit is to create a conducive space for discussing and learning
about mental health and how it impacts Lowcountry families, exploring best practices in mental health
approaches for school-based systems, and gaining access to culturally appropriate school-based and
community-based counseling resources.
The summit is free to Lowcountry residents and will feature a hybrid engagement platform with sessions
occurring in person and virtually. There will be a dynamic keynote speaker, breakout sessions for adults
and children (6th grade and up) with Behavioral Health experts, Practitioners, and School
Administrators. Exhibitors will be on site and free boxed lunches will be provided.
Session Topics Include:
- Social and Emotional Learning
- Second Step
- Positive Interventions and Support
- Mental Health Resources
- Restorative Practices
Free childcare services will be provided for children in Kindgergarten-5th grade.
Vendor tables are still available for community resources that would like to participate
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