BHDD Office of Mental Health Congratulates 2020 Palmetto Gold Nurses
Friday, Jun 5, 2020
Six BHDD Office of Mental Health staff have been selected as Palmetto Gold Nurses for 2020! Amanda Clyburn, BSN, Clinical Nurse Leader CM Tucker-Roddey, Stephanie Kemp-Pearson, RN Medical Staffing PI/Credentialing Coordinator Long Term Care, Mary McLeod, RN II, Santee Wateree Mental Health Center, Mack Wilson, MBA, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager III Bryan Psychiatric Hospital – Lodge E, F’Lyce Major, RN, Resource Nurse/ Infection Control, Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital, and Michelle Allison, PMHNP-BC, Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center have been recognized as “Registered Nurses who exemplify excellence in nursing practice and commitment to the nursing profession in South Carolina.”
Only 100 nurses from across South Carolina are honored with this distinction each year. The recipients were recognized at the June 5 meeting of the SC Mental Health Commission and will again be lauded at the Palmetto Gold banquet this fall. Thank you ALL for your service!
Stephanie Kemp-Pearson, RN Medical Staffing PI/Credentialing Coordinator Long Term CareMary McLeod, RN II, Santee Wateree Mental Health Center
Amanda Clyburn, BSN, Clinical Nurse Leader CM Tucker-RoddeyF’Lyce Major, RN, Resource Nurse/ Infection Control, Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric HospitalMack Wilson, MBA, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager III Bryan Psychiatric Hospital - Lodge E
Columbia, S.C. – On September 12, 2026, a South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) mobile crisis team responded to the home of Justine May. BHDD is cooperating with investigators and participating in reviews by the local Child Fatality Review Team and the State Child Fatality Advisory Committee, along with other agencies and community partners.
We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Emory and Harlow Deacon and all those affected by this tragedy.
Columbia, S.C. – On September 12, 2026, a South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) mobile crisis team responded to the home of Justine May. BHDD is cooperating with investigators and participating in reviews by the local Child Fatality Review Team and the State Child Fatality Advisory Committee, along with other agencies and community partners.
We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Emory and Harlow Deacon and all those affected by this tragedy.
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