Mental Health Summit Planned for January 19 in Oconee County

Invitations have been sent for an unprecedented summit on mental health issues in Oconee County. The summit is spearheaded by Danny Singleton, the county’s first-term probate judge.

The event is scheduled for January 19 at the meeting room of Seneca’s Light and Water Treatment Plant on Lake Keowee and will last for the majority of the afternoon. The list of speakers includes Sheriff Crenshaw, Cpt. Chapman, Prisma Health psychiatrist Karen Lommel, state mental health department attorney Rochelle Caton, and Jeff Martin and Dan Alexander from state Voc-Rehab.