SCDMH’s Public Safety Division is a fully operational police department with statewide jurisdiction. It employs Class I Certified Officers and Security Officers, and also operates its own communication center, manned by dispatchers. The Division provides internal and external law enforcement and security for the Agency’s five inpatient facilities, and is also responsible for conducting investigations, participating in disaster response, transporting patients and clients, assisting employees, and supporting the Agency’s mental health centers.
Public Safety employment vacancies are posted on the South Carolina Careers website at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sc/dmh . The Division provides guidance for all applicants and candidates to ease any concerns related to employment with Public Safety. Applicants may contact Public Safety’s Human Resource staff at (803) 935-5470 with any questions or needed guidance related to possible employment with the Division.
Commendations or complaints may be submitted to the Division of Public Safety. Please use the form(s) below to register your complaint/s or to commend an officer or employee. Commendation or complaint form(s) may be submitted in person or mailed to SC Department of Mental Health, Division of Public Safety, 7901 Farrow Road, Building #17, Columbia, SC 29203; by Fax (803) 935-5492; or by email to PublicSafety@scdmh.org. For more information call (803) 935-5470. To make an anonymous complaint by phone, call (803) 935-5485. All complaints against the Division of Public Safety or its employees are investigated, including anonymous complaints.