Uplift Lexington County hosts Mental Health Pop-Up Events free to the Lexington community!

Uplift Lexington County, a program under Serve & Connect thanks to the support of Lexington Medical Center, hosts Mental Health Pop-Up Events free to the Lexington County community!

Many people in our community may see their stress levels rising due to a variety of economic, social, and political issues. Uplift Lexington County’s Mental Health Pop-Up Events create a safe space for anyone in the community to talk about struggles that may take a toll on their well-being. Uplift Lexington County offers these to reduce stress and provide a personalized, confidential, and impactful mental health conversation. If resources are appropriate or needed, the trained professional from Uplift Lexington County can provide a customized resource list – or if someone just needs a listening ear or to vent without judgment, they will do that too! The Mental Health Pop-Up Events prioritize mental well-being and aim to give our community awareness and tools to take care of themselves and others around them.

The benefits of Pop-Up Mental Health Events include:

• A comprehensive understanding of the pain and fears that our community is experiencing.
• A normalization and acceptance of our struggles.
• An inspired belief that sharing any struggle does not lead to shame.
• A tailored resource list of other services that are identified as a need.
• An deeper understanding of our communities needs by accumulating data.

Last year UpLift Lexington County hosted nine mental health pop-ups throughout Lexington County at designated Walmart locations interacting with 115 individuals of which 77 received additional resources provided.
Responses from participants last year indicate that individuals were grateful for the help and friendly faces:

• “Yes, felt great to talk about what I have been going through.”
• “Yes, very friendly and offered help :)”
• “I made great contact for help!”

Announcing the 2023 Mental Health Pop-Up Event Dates and Times:

• June 22nd 12pm-4pm – Leesville Walmart, 115 E Church St, Leesville, SC 29070
• July 8th or 22nd – Food Lion in Gaston, 5204 US-321, Gaston, SC 29053
• August 8th 12pm-4pm – Walmart in West Columbia
• September 2nd- Food Lion in South Congaree, 675 Main St, South Congaree, SC 29170