Collaboration

Representatives of Volunteers in Medicine Hilton Head and Mental Health America Beaufort Jasper were invited to speak at the annual national conference of Mental Health America held in Washington, D.C., June 7. The meeting was attended by representatives from the 300 Mental Health America affiliates in the United States. The national organization extended the invitation in recognition of the collaborative program that was developed by the Hilton Head and Bluffton VIM Clinics and MHABJ to provide mental health counseling for the Hispanic community in our area. The new program is the only program presently in the state of South Carolina and is believed to be one of only a few in the nation. Speaking at the conference were, from left, Steve Caywood, Maria Josey, and Dr. Beth Snyder with MHABJ; and Dr. John Newman from Hilton Head VIM.