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A free Mental Health Awareness Month Lunch and Learn series is offered throughout the month at Tryon International. Admission is free and anyone is welcome, but registration is required. Lunch will be provided. All Lunch and Learn events are noon – 1 p.m. Register at resort.tryon.com/press/may-is-mental-health-month.

• May 16:  Pavillon presents Bio-Hacking for Ultimate Mental Health Performance 
• May 23: CooperRiis - A guide to practicing Self Compassion for Perfectionists
• May 30: St Luke's Mental Health and Wellness - Finding Your Balance: A Discussion on Mental Wellness.

In addition, “Every Brilliant Thing” will be presented at 7 p.m. May 9 – 10 at the Ridge, the third floor of the International Pavilion at Tryon International. This is a one-man show by Duncan MacMillian. While the show tackles the very serious topics of mental health, depression, and suicide, it is a show filled with humor, joy, and hope. Tickets are $20 per person, with $10 tickets available for all students. Each performance of “Every Brilliant Thing” will be followed by complimentary dessert and a panel discussion with mental health professionals from Pavillon, CooperRiis, and St. Luke’s Hospital Mental Health and Wellness. Get tickets here.

Safe Harbor offers survivor support groups and classes for survivors to learn more about the cycle of violence and how to parent their children in the wake of domestic violence. Safe Harbor employs multiple bilingual staff, with outreach available in English, Spanish and Arabic. For details, visit safeharborsc.org/support-groups-for-survivors.

Learn Infant and Child CPR at 6:30 p.m. May 8 and July 10 and at 11 a.m. July 25 at Bon Secours St. Francis Eastside. Register online at bonsecours.com/about-us/classes-events or call 864-675-4400.

Prepared Parents: Infant CPR is offered in person May 20, June 3, and June 17 at Spartanburg Medical Center, 101 E. Wood St., Spartanburg. For details and registration, visit spartanburgregional.com/events.

Back In Control – Parent Enrichment Course is 6 – 8 p.m. Mondays, May 6 – June 10 at Just Say Something. The six-week course is free for Greenville County residents. There is a fee for residents of other counties. This course is for parents of adolescents/teens. For more details, visit justsaysomethingsc.org/parenting-programs/back-in-control. 

Child Passenger Seat Safety Inspection from Safe Kids of the Piedmont and Spartanburg Medical Center is offered monthly at Spartanburg Medical Center, 101 E. Wood St., Spartanburg. For details, visit spartanburgregional.com/events or call 864-560-6845. 

Girl Care for Mothers and Daughters is offered at 6:15 p.m. July 24 at Bon Secours St. Francis Eastside. The cost is $20 per mom/daughter. This class focuses on the emotional and physical changes during puberty for the 9- to 11-year-old female and her mother or female support person. Information is presented on a level so that participants find it easy to understand and it encourages further discussion for mom and daughter. Register online at bonsecours.com/about-us/classes-events or call 864-675-4400.

Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is offered by Just Say Something. A Spanish language program is also offered. Parents of young children can enhance their parenting skills and gain confidence as a parent. Call 864-467-4099. Visit justsaysomethingsc.org/parenting-programs/triple-p. 

Julie Valentine Center's Online Support Group (OSG) is an anonymous online group chat that allows members of the community who have been affected by sexual violence to connect with one another. OSG can be a great support for caregivers and loved ones of children who have experienced child abuse and/or survivors of child abuse and/or sexual assault. OSG is offered from 7 – 8 p.m. Mondays and noon – 1 p.m. Wednesdays. Access the group at these times online at julievalentinecenter.org/online-support-group.html. Registration is not needed. For more information, contact Jamika Nedwards at 864-331-0560 or jnedwards@julievalentinecenter.org.

Triple P – Positive Parenting Program, offered by Greenville First Steps, is a parenting and family support system designed to prevent – as well as treat – behavioral and emotional problems in children and teenagers. Learn more at greenvilleparents.com.