Waccamaw Center for Mental Health (WCMH)

SCDMH inpatient facilities (hospitals and nursing homes), and community mental health centers remain operational and are taking precautions to protect patients, residents and staff from exposure to the novel coronavirus.

- Face masks are required. If you do not have one, we will provide one to you.
- You must have a temperature check upon entry.
- Please observe physical distancing of 6 feet with other.
- Visitors: If you are not a patient or accompanying a patient, you must have an appointment.

Remember, these are precautions to help limit patient and staff exposure to the Coronavirus in our community. We must all do our part to keep our families, friends, and neighbors safe and healthy.

Waccamaw Mental Health Center Patients, Staff, Friends, and Neighbors – Coping with COVID-19

We’ve all seen and heard a lot about Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19), and it can be overwhelming. In addition to taking steps to ensure our physical health at this time, it’s just as important to ensure our mental health!

Click here for information and helpful tips on how to cope.
We must look out for one another to stay healthy!

Serving Horry, Georgetown, and Williamsburg Counties

Our mission is to provide quality services to assist people with severe and persistent mental illness and to support the recovery of people with mental illness. Priority is given to those with serious mental illness and to emotionally disturbed children and their families. Other services are provided as resources allow. No one is turned away due to inability to pay.

WCMH provides a wide array of services including outpatient therapy, psychiatric evaluation, supportive group therapy, nursing services, and medication management to adults, adolescents, children and their families. WCMH works with local and state agencies and community organizations to provide patients additional needed resources.

Crisis Services

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, contact South Carolina Mobile Crisis, statewide, toll-free, 24/7/365 at (833) 364-2274