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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 2, 2022
Contact: Tracy LaPointe
(803) 898-8582
Tracy.LaPointe@scdmh.org

SC Mental Health Commission Names SCDMH Interim Director

Columbia, SC – Thursday, September 1, the South Carolina Mental Health Commission selected Robert Bank, MD, to serve as interim state director for the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH). Dr. Bank has also agreed to assume operational control of SCDMH on September 15. On August 19, State Director Kenneth Rogers, MD, announced his intention to leave the Agency. Dr. Rogers will spend his remaining time with SCDMH assisting Dr. Bank as he transitions into his new role.

Dr. Bank, who presently serves as SCDMH medical director, joined SCDMH in 1982. He was appointed executive director of the Columbia Area Mental Health Center in 2006 and assumed the simultaneous role of medical director of the Agency in 2008. He continued to serve in both positions until 2017 when he began serving solely in his current position. Dr. Bank began his employment with the Department as a Psychiatric Service Chief at the William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute where he also served as director of Psychiatric Residency Training.

“The Mental Health Commission is pleased Dr. Bank has agreed to accept the role of interim state director,” said Commission Chair Greg Pearce. “His vast knowledge of and experience with SCDMH makes him an excellent choice to ensure a smooth transition in leadership.”

The SCDMH’s mission is to support the recovery of people with mental illnesses. The Department provides clinical services to approximately 100,000 patients each year, about 30,000 of whom are children. As South Carolina’s public mental health system, SCDMH provides outpatient mental health care through a network of 16 community mental health centers and associated clinics serving all 46 counties and inpatient psychiatric treatment in three state hospitals. In addition to mental health services, SCDMH provides nursing care to eligible veterans through a network of state veterans nursing homes.

SC Mental Health Commission Names SCDMH Interim Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2022 Contact: Tracy LaPointe (803) 898-8582 Tracy.LaPointe@scdmh.org SC Mental Health Commission Names SCDMH Interim Director Columbia, SC – Thursday, September 1, the South Carolina Mental… Read More

Posted onSeptember 6, 2022CategoriesUncategorized

SC Department of Mental Health’s Division of Public Safety Reaccredited by CALEA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2022 Contact: Tracy LaPointe (803) 898-8582 Tracy.LaPointe@scdmh.org SC Department of Mental Health’s Division of Public Safety Reaccredited by CALEA Columbia, SC – The Commission on… Read More

Posted onAugust 19, 2022CategoriesUncategorized

Commissioners Present Order of the Brick to James H. “Jay” Lucas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2022 Contact: Tracy LaPointe (803) 898-8582 Tracy.LaPointe@scdmh.org Commissioners Present Order of the Brick to James H. “Jay” Lucas South Carolina Mental Health Commission Chair Greg… Read More

Posted onJune 24, 2022June 24, 2022CategoriesUncategorized

Jones Appointed to SC Mental Health Commission

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2021 Contact: Jennifer Butler (803) 896-4352 Jennifer.butler@scdmh.org Jones Appointed to SC Mental Health Commission Columbia, SC – Carl Edison Jones, Ph.D., of Orangeburg, South Carolina,… Read More

Posted onMarch 14, 2022CategoriesUncategorized

News Release: SC Senator Katrina Shealy Receives Suicide Prevention Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2021 Contact: Jennifer Butler (803) 896-4352 Jennifer.butler@scdmh.org SC Senator Katrina Shealy Receives Suicide Prevention Award Columbia, SC – This morning, at the South Carolina Suicide… Read More

Posted onDecember 15, 2021CategoriesUncategorized
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