Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center | Mental Health Services in Charleston, SC and Summerville, SC. Our clinics serve Charleston and Dorchester Counties and offer a wide variety of services for children, adolescents, adults, and families. We are committed to offering the highest quality treatment that is proven to produce positive results.
We are specialists in emergency mental health care, from our innovative psychiatric urgent care program to our 24/7 emergency response team. If you or a loved one are in crisis you can call us at 843-414-2350. Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center joins forces with some incredible organizations in an effort to improve access to community resources and to ensure the very best mental health treatment possible.
We are specialists in emergency mental health care, from our innovative psychiatric urgent care program to our 24/7 emergency response team. If you or a loved one are in crisis you can call us at 843-414-2350. Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center joins forces with some incredible organizations in an effort to improve access to community resources and to ensure the very best mental health treatment possible.
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With two clinics and over 200 staff, the Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center (CDMHC) is one of the most innovative, diverse, and skilled treatment centers in the state of South Carolina. The CDMHC, established in 1947, is one of 16 Centers operated by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health.
We have been providing mental health care to the citizens of Charleston and Dorchester Counties for 70 years and are honored and privileged to be your community mental health center. We offer a variety of evidenced based treatment for children, adolescents (and their families), and adults and have a wide range of treatment services and other programming to assist people in their mental health recovery.
The Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center offers two clinics to serve the Charleston and Dorchester county communities. Below are brief summaries for each clinic. The Charleston Mental Health Clinic was established in 1928, and over the years has earned a reputation for providing innovative, evidence-based treatment utilizing highly skilled clinical teams.
The South Carolina Department of Mental Health is one of the oldest state-run mental health organizations in the United States. In December of 1821, South Carolina became the second state in the nation (after Virginia) to provide funds for the care and treatment of people with mental illnesses when legislation approved funding to build a state run treatment facility.
The exhibit is in coordination with the City of Charleston's Piccolo Spoleto Festival 2021. This is a powerful exhibit showcasing more than 80 pieces that reflect the challenges and triumphs youth experience on a daily basis. The exhibit is designed to give a voice to young artists as they explore important topics related to mental health, self-discovery, and personal growth.
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Ashley Froelicher
Jan 13, 2022
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Honestly this place is a joke I remember coming here all the time when I was younger for mental help but I stopped seeing them because I felt better well recently I’ve Decided to come back and it’s been like 3 years so I have to go through the intake process which is like 1-2 hours well i called ahead and idk who it was that I spoke with but she told me To come in at 12 so I was here at 11:45, some lady ends up coming to talk with me at 12:30 saying they can’t take any more ppl for Intake cause there booked 🙄 what’s the point of telling someone to come in at a certain time if this is
Ryan Kessler
Oct 13, 2021
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0 Stars. Incredibly unprofessional would not recommend them to anyone struggling with mental health. If you don't have insurance be prepared to be overcharged if you do decide to use this facility. The intake is charged by an hourly rate, I was charged $600 for an hour of their time which I was not told about. I requested to pay my bill after every visit and paid promptly and somehow a year and a half later I am getting a bill from collections saying I haven't paid anything. When I called to find out what was going on they could not tell me anything and said they would have to mail me a bill. This
Elise Carter
Feb 26, 2021
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If I could give zero, I would. They don’t care. You literally just lay in the bed and feel more hopeless. Anything they advertise, they don’t do. Except group therapy. Which doesn’t help some people. You get food provided by the jail. Nothing for you to do but lay around. I was there for 3 days because I attempted. I left feeling much worse than when I came in. This place is a JOKE just like 90% of the “mental healthcare” places in America and around the world.
SuperSaiyan Zero
Dec 31, 2020
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If you're looking for any medication that isn't a for-profit SSRI, SNRI or nerve medication you need to see a PcP. Go to an actual doctor. The "woo woo" psychologist types are so strict on medication that you want, you should not go here expecting ANY help except for basic bottom of the barrel therapy. It's the same song and dance, skip it.
Brandi Barnhill
Jan 16, 2020
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This clinic offers so many programs that help patients who have a mental health disorder. The staff is always so helpful and accommodating and provides the upmost customer service. The doctors in this clinic are all very knowledgeable and want to help the patients in anyway they can. I would recommend this clinic to anyone looking for a psychiatrist or a therapist to help with managing their mental health!
Cory C.
Aug 15, 2019
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Karcher Fuller
Dec 13, 2018
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I agree with Betsy I just left the office not 10 minutes ago. I been sitting there since 9:07 For a 9:30 appointment. At 10 o'clock I figured going up to the front desk might be useful. She tells me that she will check and make sure my therapist is there. That statement made me really uneasy. I then proceeded to sit for another 20 minutes just for her to tell me that my therapist was not even there. For someone like me to work my anxiety up for having to do things like this as soon as she told me that I had to reschedule I immediately burst into tears as I have been in need of this appointment
Myranda June
Sep 19, 2017
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I have been going here for almost 2 years now. I only keep going because it's all I can afford. It has now come to a point where they are hurting my mental health. Excessively.
Because of the environment they work in, most everyone there couldn't care less about you.
I have done everything they've required of me and more. They are now too busy to see me and refusing to refill a prescription I have been functionin extremely well on for SEVEN YEARS. Because of their negligence and complete disregard for their patients, I was forced into going cold turkey without my meds.
I am now suffering in
Because of the environment they work in, most everyone there couldn't care less about you.
I have done everything they've required of me and more. They are now too busy to see me and refusing to refill a prescription I have been functionin extremely well on for SEVEN YEARS. Because of their negligence and complete disregard for their patients, I was forced into going cold turkey without my meds.
I am now suffering in
Karen Lane Marr
Jun 12, 2016
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I sought out help only to find that this place, when they can get to making an appointment for you, doesn't keep appointments. When I finally got appointments set up through a case manager; I never saw any of the people my appointments were with. I was giving my information to a persons taking notes for someone else. I was billed for all these appointments to see people I was not scheduled to see. I never got any sort of help. Now have a good reliable doctor & wouldn't send my dog to this place. This is who treats the seriously mentally ill that are indigent. For society to change they have got
