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Mental Health Services In Duplin & Sampson Area i I The Duplin-Sampson Area Mental Health, Mental Re tardation, and Substance Abuse program is governed by the area board, a group appointed by the Duplin and Sampson county commis - sioners to serve as the com prehensfve planning, budgeting, implementing and monitoring group for community-based programs. I The primary objective is to provide a continuum of com munity-based alternatives for adequate diagnosis, ap propriate treatment and ef fective rehabilitation of the mentally ill, mentally re tarded, and the substance abuser in the catchment area. The concept of mental health refers to a condition of . psychological maturity ? a ' relatively constant and en during function of person ality that denotes emotional stability, intellectual effi ciency and social effective ness of the people. Helping people to help themselves towards these objectives de pends largely on the com munity needs, preparedness and the funding resources. ) The Magnitude of the Problem Population surveys of both rural and urban communities show that 20 percent of the adult population has some impairment of function re sulting from mental disorder. One person in every ten is hospitalized at some time in life for a mental illness. Although the overall rate ) for mental disorders is around 20 percent, only 27 percent are in treatment. Others stand isolated with no service. Among children aged 3-15 years, the overall prevalence of mental health problems range between I 5-15 percent. Approximately three percent of the babies born each year may have a diagnosis of mental retarda tion. About 25 percent ui the elderly have significant mental health problems. Twenty-five percent of all reported suicides in our country are committed by the elderly. Despite the high rate of mental disorder, treatment statistics show that the elderly receive less care than younger adults. Alcoholism accounts for nearly eight percent of the population, with an addi tional three percent as chronic alcoholics. The ex tent of drug abuse is un known. However, estimates show a range from 3-15 percent of the students are involved with a variety of drugs. Some Questions Frequently Asked About Mental Health Services 1. - How do I know when I need healp? In general, life is not al together smooth and easy. Human behavior may be viewed as an adjustment that comes between an individual and the environment or within himself in the satis faction of a need. It is de termined by the individual's personality and the environ mental factors. Since some of the needs are not satisfied, the individual resorts to psy chological defenses. Increas ing conflict and frustration, and failure of the defense mechanisms lead to varying degrees of mental illness that cause feelings of hopeless ness, helplessness, anxiety, depression, poor appetite, sleeplessness, weight loss, confusion, emptiness, irrita bility, and suicidal remina tion. Under these circum stances you may consider professional help, such as your family physician or the menfaJ health services. V4. What will happm when 1 go for help at the Mental Health Center? ,he receptionist arranges an appointment j."" a therapist who will discuss your problems and arrange for appropriate eval uation, diagnosis and treat - "rent. All patient's cases are under the direct supervision of the clinical director. When you go to the Mental Health Center take with you infor mation on Medicare, insu rance and Medicaid sticker (tf you have one), and all medications currently pre scribed by your doctor. ]? How much will it cost' A sliding scale of fees based on income and the number of dependents is used to determine the fees Insurance. Medicare and Medicaid payments are also accepted. A. Are the services pro vided by the Center held in confidence? The Center maintains strict confidentiality of the records. The information contained in the medical records are divulged to ap propriate persons or agency with written consent form of the patient, or parent or guardian in the case of children. What are the working hours? 6 The clincis are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. During holidays, weekends and after office hours, the mental health staff on call is available for emergency mental health services. The following mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse services are available to the residents ? Duplin and Sampson counties: a. Inpatient Services ohort-term treatment for acutely disturbed mentally ill. alcoholic or drug abusers is available at the Phychiatric Inpatient Unit through a contractual arrangement with Duplin General Hos pital at Kenansville. b. Outpatient Services. Evaluation, diagnosis and' treatment for mentally ill mentally retarded and sub stance abusers are available during the week from 8 a.m. to5 p.m. c. Partial Hospitaliza tion: As an alternative to inpatient hospitalization, full day or partial day treatment are available for individuals who require follow-up care when they return from in patient services, or state institutions. d. Consultation and Edu cation: The primary goal of this program is to help prevent and control mental illness, and promote positive mental health by helping people acquire knowledge, attitudes and behavior pat terns that will foster and maintain their well being. Qualified mental health professionals are available to provide educational pro grams for other agencies, civic groups and community groups. These activities are designed to increase people's awareness of mental health problems, and resources available to pro mote prevention and control of mental illness, mental retardation, alcohol and drug abuse. e. Emergency Services: Phychiatric emergency ser vices are provided by quali fied mental health staff 24 hours a day, seven days a week. During working hours, call the mental health center and the receptionist will make arrangements for a qualified mental health staff person to evaluate the nature of emergency and provide appropriate services. During holidays, weekends and after office hours, the staff on call will make necessary arrange ments through the coopera tion of the Emergency Room Services provided by Duplin General Hospital in Kenans ville, and at Sampson Me morial Hospital in Clinton. In Duplin County, call 296-1851. In Sampson County, call 592-5791. Location of Mental Health Services Duplin County Kenansville Division Duplin General Hospital, 3rd N., Highway 11, Kenans ville, Telephone: 296-1851 Sampson County Clinton Divison Office Complex, E. Rowan Road, Clinton. Telephone: 592-5791 In addition to the above mentioned programs, the following special programs are also available to the residents of both Duplin and Sampson counties: a. Archway East: This is a residential rehabilitation program for alcoholics aimed to maintain their sobriety and improve their self-confi dence, self-respect, self-re liance and a better under standing of their role in society. A variety of treat ment techniques are avail able to the residents based on their individual needs, with emphasis on the philos ophy and objectives of Alco holics Anonymous. Location: West Ridge Street. Rose Hill. Telephone - 289-2342. b. Sampson Child Deve lopment Center: The center provides treatment, educa tion and rehabilitation pro grams for children who are six months to 16 years of age. and identified as mentally retarded and or physically handicapped. On admission. I an individualized treatment and educational plan is es tablished by the team. This program is under the aus pices of a cooperative agree ment with the Duplin County School System. Sampson County School System and the Clinton City School S\ s tem. Location: McKoy Street, Clinton. Telephone: 592-5945. c. Omega Enterprises and Sampson Adult Devel opmental Activity Program: These programs are open to adults who are mentally re tarded, and/or physically handicapped, the main pur pose is to provide education, training and sheltered em ployment to improve their self-help skills, and personal and social adjustment. Lo cations: 1) Omega Enter prises. West Ridge Street, Rose Hill. Telephone: 289 4161. 2) Sampson Adult Dc velopmental Activity Program, McKoy Street, Clinton. Telephone: 592-5945 or 592-1715. d. Group Homes: These are residential rehabilitation programs for mentally re tarded adults. Generally, five or six individuals live in a house under the supervision of a staff person who func tions as cottage parent and helps them learn self-help skills aimed towards inde pendent living. The group homes are administered through a contractual agree ment with Duplin-Sampson Group Homes. Inc.. a private non-profit group. There are four group homes in our area. Location: 1) Bell-Jor dan Group Home, Bell St., Warsaw. Telephone: 293-7871. 2) Sampson Group Home, Highway 421 S., Clinton. Telephone: 592-5856. 3) Magnolia Group Home. N. Peterson Street. Magnolia. Telephone: 289-4270. And 4) Garland Group Home. Herring Ave.. Garland. Telephone 529-2301. For additional in formation. contact the Men tar Retardation Specialist at 592-5791. e. Alcohol Drug Education Traffic School: The function of the ADETS is to provide education for first offenders convicted of driving while impaired. The ADETS class is con ducted by the Duplin-Samp son Area Mental Health. Mental Retardation and Sub stance Abuse Services. A certified instructor, using an approved curriculum, pro vides 10 hours of instruction, utilizing group discussion, films, literature and testing to alert each individual to the -.problems and dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Students shall be those offenders re ferred by court authorities, hearing officer of the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles and other Mental Health Centers. f. Drug Education Traffic School: The function of the DES is to provide drug education insight for first offenders convicted on drug charges as described in GS 90-96 effective Feb. 1. The Duplin-Sampson DES class is contracted through Wayne and Cumberland County Mental Health/ Mentai Retardation and Sub stance Abuse Services. A certified instructor using ap proved curriculum provides 15 hours of instruction utiliz ing group discussion, films, literature, decision-making skills and testing to alert each individual to the prob lems and dangers of drug usage. Editor's Note - The above was submitted by the Duplln Sampson Area Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Ser vices. | On Silver Lake Bluff Shoal Motel Open Al^ Year TV AIR CONDITIONING - CENTRAL HEAT YOUR HOSTS MIKE & KAY RIDDICK phone 919-928-4301 P.O. Box 217 Ocracoke, N.C. 27960 u Roseay' s HAjf^ Of Warsaw And beulaville Name Brand Sportswear j At 20% Below Detail Price ' i ? Through September 30th. Blazers, Skirts, Slacks, Blouses By Personal, EJE, Pant-Her, Bronson, Ship & Shore Junior Tops, Cord Slacks, Miniskirts, Sweaters, Blouses by Levi, Palmettos, ^ OP, Hang Ten, Lightning Bolt, Canta Cruz. Values to $40.00. Beulaville Store Summer Shoes lor Ladies - $5.00 & Only. $7.00 We have sizes 30 to 46 Sportswear e^n'or * ToP* & 20% oil ?????' Bottoms 50% to 75% off. ^ Lay away early for Christmas and FREE gift wrap. Kenansville 3rd Annual Fire & Rescue Day Sat.( Sept. 24th Beginning at 11 am in the Park | Games fOr the Kids start at 1 p m. AUCTION Beginning at 6 p.m. at the Fire Department OANCF Starting at 7:00 - Until All proceeds to be used for the purchase of new equip ment. Any donations will be welcomed. For more Information, contact any member of the Kenansville Fire & Rescue Department. B-B-Q Pork & Chicken Plates Lunch & Supper *3 Sponsored by the Kenansville Fire and Rescue Dept. - ? i t Ground Breaking Ceremonies The i ground breaking cere monies for Duplin Retire r cnr Village will be held at 5:J0p.m. on Thursday, Sept. IS at the construction site next to Warsaw Elementary School on NCSR 1900 and 1901. The developers of the re tirement center are: Dr. Robert H. Shackelford and Dr. Hervy B. Kornegay Sr.. who are associated with Mount Olive Family Medi cine Center, P.A.; W.F. Harper, an executive with Seymour Johnson Federal Credit Union; Charles Har rell, administrator, former business manager of Mount Olive College, who is now associated with Medical Park Nursing Center and Mount Olive Retirement Village. The first phase of the retirement center will consist of an 18.000-square-foot building located at the inter section. This building will house 60 retired residents. The building will be self contained with a dining facility, a kitchen, and iaun div facilities. There will be private and semi-private room-, located in the build ing. The retirement center will have several recreation rooms with lounges 'or tele vision and various recrea tional actjvities. There will be a storage building at the rear for personal clothing, luggage and other residents' items i The total costs of the land, buildings and equipment will be in excess of $750,000 and will require approximately six months' construction time. It is anticipated that the building will be open for residents in March 1984. The second phase of the project will be retirement type apartments which will be built at a later time. The building will be constructed by Construction and Design Corp. of Ooldsboro and will be supervised by Bob Cousins, president of the corporation. The financing is being handled by First American Savings and Loan Assoc. of Warsaw and Goldsboro. and S.B.A. Neuse River Council of Governments, New Bern. When the facility is in full operation, it will employ a total of 3b people. Other information can be obtained from Charles Har rell. Administrator. Mount Olive Retirement Village. P.O. Drawer 32. Mount Olive NC 28365 or by calling 658-6501. Summerlin-Martin Reunion The Summerlin-Manin family will hold their annua! family reunion on Saturday, Sept. 24 with supper being at 5:30 p.m. at the Rose Hill Municipal Building. All friends and relatives are invited to come and bring a picnic lunch. Duplin School Menus Sept. 26-30 Breakfast In addition to assorted cereals, juice or fruit and milk, the following will be served: Mon. - apple cinnamon muffin I"ue. - ham buscuit Wed. ? buttered toast Thur. - cranberry nut muffin Fri. - toasted English muffin with bacon Lunch Mon. - hot dog with chili or Restitution Report Gov. Jim Hunt announced that in the first six months of 1183. the courts ordered $45,438 in restitution for crimes committed in Duplin County. During the same period. $25,856 was disbursed to victims of crimes. I want to commend the judicial system." Hunt said, for making good use of restitution as a punishment for crime. I also want to thank Duplin County Clerk of Court John A. Johnson for collecting and disbursing the restitution funds in a timely manner." The data was made avail able by the Criminal Justice Analysis Center of the Governor s Crime Commis sion. The clerks of court send in quarterly reports on resti tution. Statewide for the first six months of 1983, the 84 counties participating report the courts ordered S5.567,376 in restitution: $2,366,295 was collected and $2.2.31.617 was disbursed. Alphi'n Reunion According to Rosemond Tvndall, the Cajvin and Sally Outlaw Alphin clan will hold their annual family reunion on Sunday. Sept. 25 at 12:30 P m. in the Oak Ridge Com asked ^ ?Uildin8 are and tea? ? picnic lunch tuna salad with crackers, tater tots or corn, tomato, fruit cocktail or applesauce, cinnamon crispie Tue. - barbecue sandwich or beef over rice with roll, vegetables or green beans, coleslaw, cherry crisp of fruit cup Wed. ? tacos or pork steak with cheese roll, potatoes or baked beans, lettuce with tomato, applesauce or pears, snickerdoodle cookie Thur. - steakumm sand wich or fried chicken with rice and roll, broccoli or green limas. potato salad, fruited gelatin or grapes Fri. - seawich or ham with macaroni and cheese and cornbread. french fries or greens, coleslaw, mixed fruit or peaches, cake square Each lunch is served with towfat chocolate or plain milk. I SAVINGS ON I I GENERIC qI I DRUGS jfm Bob Hood. R.Ph J Stave Garvin. R. Ph. / /A^W I Ir. L. Hood X ^ Tl Pharmacy 7 filled \ I Ph: 568-413 \ | Pink Hill. N. C FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS... Contact James Herring 506 S. Center St. Warsaw Ph. 293-3336 J COMPLETE INSURANCE COVERAGE Life - Accident - Hospitalization Cancer Morteav. - Retirement - Annuities - Educational Mcdican Supplements SPECIALIZING IN FINAL EXPENSE PLANS FOR AGES 0-85V? Nationwide offers Better Rates for homeo- 'ners! Nationwide proudly presents new rates that sav( ^ou money on homeowners insurance Save on Nationwide s All Risk policy, even more if your lome is 7 years old or less, and still more when rou protect your home with an approved smoke Jetector or burglar alarm system Get details from your Nationwide agent today D.L.Sco*' Rt. 2, Scott's Store Mt. Olive, NC 28365 Phone: 658-5222 Ethro Hill Highway #11 Pink Hill 568-3310 mfm NATIONWIDE 1 I INSURANCE Nationwide it on your tidt Natenwida Mutual intufioca Con-pan* ? Nationwtda Lita inawanc*. Company Momaoffica CoMmbua. On?o 4 I 4 NOTICE Public Hearings on School Merger Tuesday, September 20 at LAGRANGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Tuesday, September 27 at SOUTH LENOIR HIGH SCHOOL [Both Meetings will be held at 7:30 p.m.] The Lenoir County Board of Education will hold Public Hearings ori the matter of school merger on the above mentioned dates. All persons residing in the Lenoir County School District are invited to attend either or both of these meetings to express their feelings on possible merger of the Kinston City and Lenoir County Schools. LENOIR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION J. OLIVER SMITH, CHAIRMAN i
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