Waccamaw Mental Health Center

Waccamaw Mental Health Center is part of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. They have locations throughout South Carolina, including the Waccamaw Center for Mental Health in Conway. Multiple programs serve children, adolescents, and adults, and include treatment for substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.

Since it’s a public health system, they accept Medicare, Medicaid, and other government funded health plans.

The treatment center is in Conway, a picturesque river town only 10 miles from beautiful Myrtle Beach. The center is part of such a large network, and clients can work with mental health teams across different disciplines. This improves outcomes because clients address their mental health challenges from multiple perspectives.

After a thorough assessment, treatment options are customized to your needs. Treatment includes psychotherapy and individual counseling. They offer language services for clients whose first language isn’t English.

If you’re diagnosed with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, the center will refer you to the Georgetown Clinic about an hour from the Waccamaw location. The Georgetown Clinic offers specialized group therapy for clients diagnosed with co-occurring disorders. Clients may receive further treatment and services from local community agencies and substance use commissions through a referral.

The center works to provide affordable, safe, and decent housing for clients with persistent and severe mental health disorders. Through government grants, the center conducts outreach projects to the mentally ill homeless. They offer case management services, assessments, and referrals for these clients.

In conjunction with local developers, the center has developed three projects. One project provides 14 affordable one-bedroom units. Another project provides rental assistance vouchers to homeless families and individuals; the third project is the development of 20 affordable one-bedroom apartments.

Additionally, the SCDMH has introduced Homeshare. This innovative foster care program is for adults discharged from an inpatient facility who are unable to live alone.