Postpartum Depression Care in Anderson, SC
Care for depression and anxiety during pregnancy and the year after birth, coordinated with your OB/GYN, for adults in Anderson and nearby Gaffney, Rock Hill and Greenwood by secure video.
Postpartum Depression Care for Adults in Anderson
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides postpartum depression care for adults in Anderson and across Anderson County by secure video, with in-person visits at our West Ashley office in Charleston for anyone who prefers them; we accept Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice).
CDC PLACES reports figures for all adults rather than for new or expecting parents, so the measures below describe the wider community, starting with the share of adults ever told they have depression and the share with frequent mental distress.
Postpartum Depression Care: What the Local Figures Show in Anderson
Compared with Anderson County as a whole, Anderson has higher estimates for frequent mental distress, short sleep, lack of social and emotional support, food insecurity and housing insecurity, while depression is about even.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Anderson sits above the middle on depression, frequent mental distress, food insecurity and housing insecurity and below it on short sleep, while lack of social and emotional support is close to the middle.
Anderson has the highest estimate for depression of the 34 communities on this site, and depression is one of the most treatable mental health conditions.
For frequent mental distress, Anderson ranks eighth-highest among them.
Its estimate for short sleep is the fifteenth-lowest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Anderson sits above Gaffney, Rock Hill and Greenwood.
An estimated 17.5 percent of households in Anderson have no broadband subscription, the fifteenth-highest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Anderson | Anderson County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 25.6 percent | 25.9 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 18.6 percent | 17.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 36.6 percent | 34.2 percent |
| Adults who lack social and emotional support | 25.2 percent | 23.9 percent |
| Adults who reported food insecurity in the past year | 22.8 percent | 17 percent |
| Adults who reported housing insecurity in the past year | 16.4 percent | 12.7 percent |
Figures in this section come from CDC PLACES, 2025 release (model-based estimates from 2022 and 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data), with the American Community Survey, 2017 to 2021, via CDC for households without broadband; ranks compare the 34 South Carolina communities on this site.
Anderson County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Anderson County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 5.8 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, above the statewide 5.2 days, the fifth-highest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Anderson the eighth-highest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Anderson County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5.8 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 17.9 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 34.9 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 525 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 13.7 percent | 13.4 percent |
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps builds these county figures from the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022 for the survey measures, the CMS National Provider Identification file, 2024 for provider counts and the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2022 for insurance; ranks compare the South Carolina counties in this data.
Living and Working in Anderson
Anderson earned the nickname The Electric City when electric power arrived on May 1, 1895; starting over in a new place often means rebuilding friendships and routines from scratch.
From 2020 to July 2024, the population of Anderson County rose 6.4 percent; fast growth brings new neighbors, heavier traffic and rising costs, and many people are building their support networks from scratch.
Anderson grew up around a courthouse finished in 1828, was incorporated in 1833 and counted 27,701 residents in 2020.
Anderson University, the largest private university in South Carolina, enrolled 4,519 students in fall 2024.
Lake Hartwell, which lies partly in Anderson County along the Georgia line, has 962 miles of shoreline.
Campuses serving Anderson include Anderson University and Tri-County Technical College (Anderson campus).
Anderson's economy centers on manufacturing.
Sources for these local facts: South Carolina Encyclopedia,andersoncountysc.org,andersonuniversity.edu,dnr.sc.gov.
Postpartum Depression Care for Busy, Growing Communities
Having a baby far from the friends and family who used to help is common in fast-growing areas, and limited support is a known risk factor.
With your permission, we keep your OB/GYN updated so the plan for your mood and the plan for your pregnancy or postpartum care fit together.
Depression and anxiety can begin during pregnancy or at any point in the year after birth, and they are health conditions that can be treated, not a verdict on you as a parent.
Request an appointment for postpartum depression care, call (843) 737-0312, or read about postpartum depression care by telehealth across South Carolina and in person at our West Ashley office.
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Not in Anderson?
Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including Gaffney, Rock Hill and Greenwood, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
Postpartum Depression Care in Anderson: Questions
Yes: adults in Anderson and the rest of Anderson County can see Hope Behavioral Medicine by secure video, with in-person visits at our West Ashley office in Charleston for anyone who prefers them, and a video visit needs no ride; for comparison, Anderson has the fifteenth-highest estimate for transportation barriers of the 34 communities on this site.
The baby blues are mild and short-lived in the first two weeks after giving birth, while low mood, worry or trouble bonding that is severe or lasts longer deserves an evaluation, and if you have thoughts of harming yourself or your baby that you might act on, call 911 or 988 right away.
CDC PLACES puts it at 25.2 percent of adults in Anderson, the seventeenth-lowest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 23.9 percent across Anderson County.
In Anderson County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 525 residents, fewer providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the tenth-lowest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Anderson the seventeenth-lowest lack of social and emotional support estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
The plans we accept are Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice), and our front desk checks your coverage before your first visit.
Hope Behavioral Medicine is not an emergency service: call or text 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, at any hour, and in an emergency call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.