Waccamaw Center for Mental Health

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) Office of Mental Health is a leading statewide public mental health system in South Carolina serving children, adults, and families. Operating since 1828, the organization provides a comprehensive array of mental health treatment services across all 46 counties in South Carolina through community mental health centers, hospitals, and inpatient facilities. BHDD Office of Mental Health treats a wide variety of conditions including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. The organization employs mental health therapists, physicians, nurses, and counselors and offers emergency services, suicide prevention programs, telepsychiatry services, school-based mental health services, and mobile crisis responses. In 2023, the organization served a significant portion of South Carolinians across multiple service modalities including community telepsych services and mobile crisis interventions.