Bipolar Disorder Care in Beaufort, SC
A full lifetime mood history, long-term medication management and counseling for bipolar disorder, for adults in Beaufort and nearby Bluffton, Hilton Head Island and Walterboro by secure video.
Bipolar Disorder Care for Adults in Beaufort
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides bipolar disorder care for adults in Beaufort and across Beaufort 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 does not estimate bipolar disorder for communities, so this page uses nearby measures: the share of adults ever told they have depression, frequent mental distress, and short sleep, which matters because changes in sleep are among the signs clinicians ask about.
Bipolar Disorder Care: What the Local Figures Show in Beaufort
Compared with Beaufort County as a whole, Beaufort has higher estimates for depression, frequent mental distress, short sleep, fair or poor self-rated health, lack of social and emotional support and housing insecurity.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Beaufort sits below it on depression, frequent mental distress, short sleep, fair or poor self-rated health, lack of social and emotional support and housing insecurity.
Beaufort has the third-lowest estimate for depression of the 34 communities on this site, and depression is one of the most treatable mental health conditions.
For short sleep, Beaufort ranks eighth-lowest among them.
Its estimate for lack of social and emotional support is the ninth-lowest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Beaufort sits above Bluffton and Hilton Head Island; below Walterboro.
An estimated 15.2 percent of households in Beaufort have no broadband subscription, the fourteenth-lowest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Beaufort | Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 19.7 percent | 18 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 16.2 percent | 13.1 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 31.9 percent | 30.4 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 16.6 percent | 15.2 percent |
| Adults who lack social and emotional support | 21.2 percent | 18.9 percent |
| Adults who reported housing insecurity in the past year | 12.2 percent | 9.1 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.
Beaufort County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Beaufort County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts 32.9 percent of adults sleeping less than seven hours a night, below the statewide 36.6 percent, the third-lowest insufficient sleep figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Beaufort the eighth-lowest short sleep estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Beaufort County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 4.9 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 16.7 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 32.9 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 502 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 13 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 Beaufort
The University of South Carolina Beaufort traces its history to Beaufort College, which the legislature approved in 1795; we see students 18 and older by secure video, around class schedules.
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is in the city and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island is about 4 miles south, so the military is one of the biggest parts of the local economy; military families face frequent moves and long separations, and care by secure video can continue after a move within South Carolina.
Nearly 2 million visitors a year come to Beaufort and the Sea Islands around it.
The City of Beaufort covers about 18 square miles and lies 70 miles south of Charleston and 45 miles north of Savannah.
Created in 2017, Reconstruction Era National Historical Park has sites in Beaufort itself, on St. Helena Island and at Camp Saxton.
Campuses serving Beaufort include University of South Carolina Beaufort and Technical College of the Lowcountry.
Beaufort's economy centers on the military and tourism and hospitality.
Sources for these local facts: uscb.edu,stories.opengov.com,nps.gov.
Bipolar Disorder Care for College Students and Young Adults
Bipolar disorder usually begins in the late teens or early adult years, and students 18 and older can be seen by video between classes.
A mood journal and steady sleep times help, and treatment can include medication when indicated, decided jointly with the patient, alongside counseling.
Your first visit looks across your whole life, not only today, at the highs, the lows, how long each lasted and what runs in your family.
Request an appointment for bipolar disorder care, call (843) 737-0312, or read about bipolar disorder care by telehealth across South Carolina and in person at our West Ashley office.
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Not in Beaufort?
Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including Bluffton, Hilton Head Island and Walterboro, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
Bipolar Disorder Care in Beaufort: Questions
Yes: adults in Beaufort and the rest of Beaufort 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, Beaufort has the fifteenth-lowest estimate for transportation barriers of the 34 communities on this site.
It is possible: hypomania can pass for a productive stretch and go unnoticed, so tell your provider about any time you needed far less sleep or had far more energy than usual, because that history can change the plan.
CDC PLACES puts it at 31.9 percent of adults in Beaufort, the eighth-lowest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 30.4 percent across Beaufort County.
In Beaufort County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 502 residents, fewer providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the ninth-lowest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Beaufort the ninth-lowest lack of social and emotional support estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
Yes: students 18 and older, including those at University of South Carolina Beaufort and Technical College of the Lowcountry, can be seen by secure video around their class schedules.
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.