| Mental Health America of Jackson County |
| P.O.Box 51 / 113 N. Chestnut St. (3rd floor of the CAB) |
| Seymour, IN 47274 |
| 812-522-3480 |
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| Volunteer Contact: Laura Stahl, Director for MHAJC Email:jcmha@verizon.net |
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| Summary of Services Provided: |
| Our purpose is to promote the awareness of mental illness and to provide assistance to individuals and families affected by a mental illness. We have a Christmas Gift Lift where we organize and distribute gifts to the clients in the group homes as well as those at Madison State Hospital residents from Jackson County. We also provide socials every other month for the group home clients, provide monthly classes on building good self-esteem for the Head Start classrooms, and provide information to the public at health fairs on mental illness. |
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| Ongoing Volunteer Needs: |
| Always looking for volunteers to assist in the socials. This may be helping with crafts, Bingo, or interacting in conversations throughout the evening. |
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| Current Volunteer Needs: |
| Social helpers …usually for the months of April, June, Aug., Oct., Dec. |
