Walt’s Waltz is excited to have a booth at Blues, Brews & BBQ 2025, hosted by Ten at the Top!

Join us for a relaxed, fun-filled afternoon of great food, live music, and meaningful conversations. We’ll be there sharing resources, building community, and soaking up the spring weather.

Event Details:
Date: May 8
Time: 4:00 – 7:00 PM
Location: Commerce Park, Fountain Inn

Whether you’re coming with friends or attending solo, this is a welcoming space for everyone. Stop by the Walt’s Waltz table—we’d love to connect and chat about mental health, community, and everything in between.

See you there!

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Join us for Mental Health First for Youth Certification 9:00 PM - 5:00 PM (In Person Event)

United Way of the Piedmont. This inperson event has limited seating. Please email Susan at susan@waltswaltz.com in intersted in attending.

Walt's Waltz is a compass and a megaphone for mental health support, education, and change. In keeping with our mission, we are happy to announce that the Mental Health First Aid Certification is a FREE, Virtual, Interactive certification course for those living in the Upstate and Midlands of SC thanks to Robyn Ellison, her SAMHSA Grant, and Prisma Health.

Topics covered in this courses are listed below:

• Depression and mood disorders

• Anxiety disorders

• Trauma

• Eating Disorders

• Suicide Awareness

• Substance use disorders and more

Mental Health First Aid teaches about recovery and resiliency – the belief that individuals experiencing these challenges can and do get better, and use their strengths to stay well.

After completion of this course you will receive a MHFA Manual, 3-year certification in Mental Health First Aid for Youth, 7.5 hours professional development, CEs, etc. for attendance.

Walt's Waltz is also encouraging organizations to become a Walt's Waltz Stigma-Free Environment Contact us susan@waltswaltz.com for more information or to schedule another of our mental health literacy programs.

USC Upstate is our FIRST University to become a Walt’s Waltz Stigma-Free Evnironment.

They are sharing their space for all those living in SC and who are 18 and older to join us!

Community Members and Spartans, join us for Adult Mental Health First Certification 9:00 PM - 5:00 PM at University Readiness Center. Sign-Up Here!

Join us for Adult Mental Health First Certification 9:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Located in: University of South Carolina Upstate

Address: 301 N Campus Blvd, Spartanburg, SC 29303

Walt's Waltz is a compass and a megaphone for mental health support, education, and change. In keeping with our mission, we are happy to announce that the Adult Mental Health First Aid Certification is a FREE, Virtual, Interactive certification course for those living in the Upstate and Midlands of SC thanks to Robyn Ellison, her SAMHSA Grant, and Prisma Health.

Topics covered in this courses are listed below:

* Depression and mood disorders
* Anxiety disorders
* Trauma
* Substance use disorders and more

Mental Health First Aid teaches about recovery and resiliency – the belief that individuals experiencing these challenges can and do get better, and use their strengths to stay well.

After completion of this course you will receive a MHFA Manual, 3-year certification in Adult Mental Health First Aid, 7.5 - 8-hours professional development , CEs, etc. for attendance.

Walt's Waltz is also encouraging organizations to become a Walt's Waltz Stigma-Free Environment Contact us susanfischer@waltswaltz.com for more information or to schedule another of our mental health literacy programs.

Join Us for the Go Red Health Fair!

Bring your friends and family to this incredible community-building Health Fair! This marks Walt’s Waltz’s 3rd year in attendance, and we’re excited to be part of this meaningful event.

Enjoy valuable health information, engaging speakers, and a free, delicious lunch!

For the 8th consecutive year, the Mountain Movers Ministry (the health-focused ministry of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church) is hosting the Go Red Health Fair—an event dedicated to bringing together community organizations and encouraging attendees to take charge of their health.

This year, in partnership with the Live, Love, Laugh Experience Women’s Organization (a faith-based group focused on empowering women), the fair will also include financial education resources. This addition aims to help members of the Spartanburg community maximize their healthcare benefits and access additional support.

Through events like these, we continue to strengthen our community outreach while emphasizing that physical and mental health are just as vital as spiritual well-being.

📅 Date: Saturday, February 22, 2024
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
502 S. Daniel Morgan Ave, Spartanburg, SC 29306

USC Upstate is our First university to become a Walt’s Waltz Stigma-Free Evnironment.

Community Members and all Spartans, join us for Adult Mental Health First Certification 9:00 PM - 5:00 PM Located at: University of South Carolina at the University Readiness Center: 301 N Campus Blvd, Spartanburg, SC 29303

Sign-Up Here!

Walt's Waltz is a compass and a megaphone for mental health support, education, and change. In keeping with our mission, we are happy to announce that the Adult Mental Health First Aid Certification is a FREE, Virtual, Interactive certification course for those living in the Upstate and Midlands of SC thanks to Robyn Ellison, her SAMHSA Grant, and Prisma Health.

Topics covered in this courses are listed below:

* Depression and mood disorders
* Anxiety disorders
* Trauma
* Substance use disorders and more

Mental Health First Aid teaches about recovery and resiliency – the belief that individuals experiencing these challenges can and do get better, and use their strengths to stay well.

After completion of this course you will receive a MHFA Manual, 3-year certification in Adult Mental Health First Aid, 7.5 - 8-hours professional development , CEs, etc. for attendance.

Walt's Waltz is also encouraging organizations to become a Walt's Waltz Stigma-Free Environment Contact us susanfischer@waltswaltz.com for more information or to schedule another of our mental health literacy programs.

Walt’s Waltz is a compass and a megaphone for mental health support, education, and change.

Just Say Something Invitation: Join us at Wade Hampton High School for a special screening of Screenagers Under The Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age.

As the third documentary in the Screenagers trilogy, this film explores how the digital age has reshaped adolescence and its impact on substance use. It debunks myths, provides practical strategies for parents and schools, and highlights ways teens are supporting each other through today’s challenges with vaping, drugs, and alcohol. Unlike many documentaries that focus on severe addiction, this film addresses the everyday realities of substance exposure that young people face through social media, movies, and peer influences.

Blending cutting-edge science with real-life stories, Screenagers Under The Influence offers an engaging and informative experience for teens and adults. The film focuses on practical solutions to help keep teens safe while fostering healthy decision-making and strong mental well-being.

While the event is free, please register your attendance HERE.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfB6q90DXLadQO8X0fLprDdERY5rro3UKeu6WdNzV1pWXNhFw/viewform

Attention Mauldin High School Students!

Join us during all lunch periods on February 11th, 2025, from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM to learn about mental wellness, volunteer opportunities, and how to become a Walt’s Waltz Student Ambassador!

This initiative is proudly sponsored by Minds Matter for Go Green Day, a special event dedicated to mental health awareness, sustainability, and overall well-being.

Visit our booth to:
✅ Discover ways to earn volunteer hours through Walt’s Waltz
✅ Learn how to become a Walt’s Waltz Student Ambassador and advocate for mental wellness
✅ Find mental health resources and stress management techniques and our famous Walt’s Waltz Mascot pin:-)
✅ Connect with a supportive community

Parents and caretakers: Encourage your child to stop by our booth, grab resources, and explore this exciting opportunity to make a difference!

📅 Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Mauldin High School (During all lunch periods)

Together, we can create a stigma-free world!

Join us at the Phillis Wheatley Center for UNITY WEEKEND RESOURCE DAY on Saturday.

Walt’s Waltz is presenting our Painting Mental Health Workshop at 11:15 and Generationl Blend - Community at 1:00!

We hope you will stop by our Walt’s Waltz Resource Booth! Did you know GeneXcellence is a Walt’s Waltz Stigma-Free Environment? See you on Saturday at Jub Hub!

Sign-Up HERE!

We are grateful to Makia Ward and the Department of Public Health to host Adverse Childhood Experience Lunch and Learn! This free virtual program will give vital information on the impact of ACEs. He hope to see you soon. Please share!

Walt’s Waltz will have a table at this event sharing Mental Health Resourses and Self-Care Tips! This is a Free event put on by the Kroc Center - Salvation Army.

Join us for a panel-style discussion, sharing tools and resources to identify sources of stress, explore their impact, map their interconnectedness, and learn effective ways to de-stress.

Speakers:

Missy Edwards, retired as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience with individuals, couples, and families.

Lindsey Bayne, Former expat in Brazil with 8+ years of experience in biblical counseling and navigating high stress transitions

Meal orders due by 11/04 Entry is free. Kroc Fuel meals will be available for purchase. Member Price: $10 | Non-members: $12 To purchase a meal, please contact a Kroc Associate: (864)527-5948

This program is to help those who have suffered a loss. For some the holidays are a difficult time. This is their 14th Annual Event

Click Here: Hope and Help for the Holidays and Beyond

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 frin 9am - 3:00pm

Lunch is provided and PD, CEU Credits are available. Find out more and how to sign-up here:

Location - Poinsett Club, 807 East Washington St., Greenville, SC 29601 2024 Hope and Help for the Holidays Course Descriptions:

General Session 1: “Hope and Help with Grief through the Holidays”

Kennth Doka, PhD (Professor Emeritus at the Graduate School of The College of New Rochelle and Senior Consultant to the Hospice Foundation of America)

This session explores the reasons that the holidays can be a particularly difficult time when one is grieving a loss.  In this session, participants explore strategies to help individuals cope with grief during the holidays as well as coping strategies to avoid.  The final section describes ways varied organizations can help grieving individuals.

General Session 2: “Can We Grow Through Grief?”

Kennth Doka, PhD (Professor Emeritus at the Graduate School of The College of New Rochelle and Senior Consultant to the Hospice Foundation of America)

We have little choice about the loss and the ensuing grief, we do retain choice on whether we will grow up or down, grow bitter or better, as a result of our loss.  This presentation—drawing from my new book, Grief Is a Journey: Finding Your Path through Loss—explores how we can draw upon our inner strengths and outer resources as we cope with loss. This presentation will be helpful to all who are dealing with loss, those who wish to understand grief, and professionals who counsel persons who are bereaved including psychologists, counselors, clergy, social workers, nurses and other health care workers, as well as educators, teachers and school-based personnel. 

Breakout Session: “Grieving Beyond Gender”

Kennth Doka, PhD (Professor Emeritus at the Graduate School of The College of New Rochelle and Senior Consultant to the Hospice Foundation of America)

Many individuals believe that if an individual does not show or share sadness or express other emotions, that individual is not in touch with or is suppressing grief.  In fact, grief reactions are highly individual and varied.  Many men, and women, may express their grief in more instrumental ways, showing grief in more cognitive or active manifestations.  This session explores the different patterns or styles of grief, emphasizing that each of these patterns has their own distinct advantages and disadvantages.  The grieving style of a bereaved individual is influenced by numerous factors including gender, temperament, socialization, and culture.  The seminar further explores interventive strategies that are effective with different patterns.

Breakout Session: “Griefwork with Children” (for professionals)

Laurie Forrest, LISW-CP (Clinic Director & Therapist at Ellie Mental Health, Greenville)

Daniela Hatter, LPC (Therapist at Ellie Mental Health, Greenville)

Join us as we explore the presentation of grief in children and teens as well as the value of utilizing Play in your work. You will leave this presentation with new tools for your clinical toolbox to address the difficult work of supporting children and teens (and their parents, of course) in the arena of grief and loss.

Breakout Session: “The Body’s Response to Grief: How Grief Impacts the Physical Body and the Medicines That Can Help”

Rebecca S. Smith, M.D., FAAFP, CPE (Family Physician at Prisma Heal and the Taylors Free Medical Clinic)

In this seminar, we will cover the physical changes that occur at the neuronal level during the process of grief, the physical and mental signs of healthy grief, and the DSM-V disorders Complicated Grief, Grief-Related Depression and Prolonged Grief. After a review of common treatments, a physician might prescribe to a person in grief, we will end with how our bodies and brain learn from loss.

Breakout Session: “Whispers of the Heart – Embracing the Loneliness of Loss”

Lucy Henry, LPC, CEAP-MDiv and EdS in MFT (VP of Business Development, First Sun EAP)

Becoming vulnerable is both difficult and necessary. It is difficult because we are not sure we can trust someone with our grief. The necessary side of being vulnerable connects us with those who can help us navigate our grief. They are the trusted voices who speak compassionate and loving truth into our pain and feelings of loneliness. So embracing who we are in our journey and embracing others are grieving tools we pull out along the way to grow through the grieving process. Lucy’s session will help to identify the tools we need to grieve in our own way with our own people.

Breakout Session: “Suicide and Grief”

Dennis Gillan (Executive Director of Half a Sorrow Foundation)

In this talk, Dennis will use his personal grief journey as a springboard to discuss the importance of one’s mental health and some of the risk factors and warning signs that a colleague may need a hand.  He will also use his time to review the importance of using the resources available to the audience and reinforce their role in saving lives, and how to deal with their losses.

Breakout Session: “Grief Support and Spiritual Community”

Reverend James King, BDiv (Unity Church of Greenville)

Being in a spiritual community provides a sense of togetherness and belonging.  Someone knows my name and wants to support me.  I am safe to grieve and to process.  I am allowed the space to feel and to heal.  Though my grief is unique to me, I have learned through watching others what to expect.  I am surrounded by friends who give me strength, guidance, and compassion.  I have permission to grieve my losses.  I move forward through prayers, rituals, and routines.   In this workshop, you will learn the value of faith traditions and shared grief.

Breakout Session: “Estate Planning and Probate”

James Lyon, JD (Associate Attorney, Heritage Law)

In this breakout session the audience will gain a better understanding for the need for planning for events prior to death, including the difference between how a general power of attorney works versus a health care power of attorney and why these documents are an important component to a larger estate plan. Probate will be covered to assist with a clearer idea of how probate works. Unpacking the difference between wills versus revocable trusts and when one may be a more appropriate for one’s

estate planning will be discussed with an aim of understanding the options for avoiding or reducing the amount of time an estate spends in probate.

Breakout Session: “Traumatic Grief and PTSD”

Tiffeny Davidson-Parker (NAMI Executive Director)

Walt’s Waltz is the Nonprofit of the Night at the Greenville Swamp Rabbits and it’s on STAR WARS Night! Grab you best Star Wars Garb and have Fun!

We have a limited number of FREE CENTER ROW TICKETS for our volunteers! We need help selling the Hockey Pucks for the Chuck a Puck Event. Walt’s Waltz Receives 1/2 of the winnings. Find out more and sign-up HERE! We will be taking shifts selling the pucks so you won’t miss much of the game.

Our goal is to be reimbursed the cost of being a Nonprofit of the Night! We receive great exposure at this event and hope you will come out to the game to support our home team, one of our Walt’s Waltz Stigma-Free Environments and build community!

So you would rather purchae tickets? Use this link to and Walt’s Waltz will recieve $5.00 of each the ticket purchase if you use this link:  https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Waltswaltz2

STAR WARS NIGHT, presented by Champion Comfort Experts - November 9, 2024

It’s a fan-favorite that’s the talk of the galaxy! We’ll have a special giveaway, in addition to Star Wars costumeers for all fans to interact with throughout the night. Additionally, we’ll have our 5th Line Club auction following the conclusion of the game.

Mental Health Program at Jud Hub inovation center. Sign-Up comeing Soon! https://judhub.com/

Free, Inperson Mental Health First Aid Certification in Spanish. This inperson certification is sponsored and presented by Bon Secours and takes place on November 9, 2024 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information and to sign-up please contact, Pastor Jamie Cortez at 864-320-2741 or Carmen Ogles Bon Secours at 864-908-1192. Lunch will be served.

Iglesia City View

2300 W. Blue Ridge Dr.

Greenville, SC 29617