Now is the perfect time to learn more about recognizing when a family member, friend, neighbor or co-worker may be struggling with a mental health or substance use concern. MHA offers evidence-based prevention trainings including Mental Health First Aid and QPR Suicide Prevention courses online - free to Mecklenburg and Cabarrus County community members thanks to generous grant funding from United Way of Central Carolinas, Mecklenburg County Community Services and the Mecklenburg County ABC Board.
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Mental Health America of Central Carolinas (MHA) mission is to provide help, offer hope and promote mental wellness through advocacy, education and prevention. Since 1933, MHA has been the voice of hope for persons affected by mental illness. Though the organization's name has changed over the years and coverage has widened to include Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Counties in North Carolina, our focus of advocacy and education has not altered.
Everyone wants to lead a well-balanced and productive life. For many people right here in our own community, though, mental illness keeps them from being healthy. Mental illnesses, or psychiatric illnesses, impact about one in every four adults in America every year. Sadly, two-thirds of those adults will not receive the services they need.
Start with your community phone book. Under the local government section, there may be listings for "Mental Health Services." Your community health center is a good place to start. In addition, most mental health providers offer 24-hour emergency numbers to answer questions after hours or in a crisis situation.
In an effort to improve access to mental health care in the Central Carolinas, Mental Health America (MHA) provides an online directory of local mental health care providers. Practitioners, group practices, and hospitals listed are members of MHA's directory, and MHA has verified that members have current certification/licensure and liability insurance.
Direct Systems Advocacy - MHA works to educate legislators and other policy makers about the needs of those who depend upon the public mental health system and public policies that will address those needs. Throughout the year, particularly during the legislative session, MHA staff work to promote the MHA's annual legislative agenda.
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John MacQueen
Nov 15, 2020
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Two years ago, my career ended abruptly and I ended up in the hospital and fighting suicidal thoughts. The community of friends I had painstakingly built over 15 years fell apart as I became a virtual shut in. My therapist submitted my name for the MHA ComPeer program, and I was fortunate enough to be matched with a volunteer. Thanks to his friendship, I have been able to make great strides in my recovery. Now, I'm finding my place in the world as an artist and activist. It hasn't been easy. I know there's a lot of confusion around mental health resources out there, and people don't always know
Julie Hutchens Delesdernier
Aug 27, 2019
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This organization is so amazing at freely giving and genuinely desiring to help each individual or couple or family seek the space they need to heal. It isn't that we are broken but cracked and MHA sugggsts a way to feel whole again so much so that we can be able to help others by giving back what was so freely given to us.
