Postpartum Depression Care in Beaufort, SC
Care for depression and anxiety during pregnancy and the year after birth, coordinated with your OB/GYN, for adults in Beaufort and nearby Bluffton, Hilton Head Island and Walterboro by secure video.
Postpartum Depression Care for Adults in Beaufort
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides postpartum depression 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 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 Beaufort
Compared with Beaufort County as a whole, Beaufort has higher estimates for depression, frequent mental distress, short sleep, lack of social and emotional support, food insecurity 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, lack of social and emotional support, food insecurity 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 lack social and emotional support | 21.2 percent | 18.9 percent |
| Adults who reported food insecurity in the past year | 17.4 percent | 12.2 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 an average of 4.9 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, below the statewide 5.2 days, the lowest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Beaufort the eleventh-lowest frequent mental distress 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
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.
Created in 2017, Reconstruction Era National Historical Park has sites in Beaufort itself, on St. Helena Island and at Camp Saxton; starting over in a new place often means rebuilding friendships and routines from scratch.
The City of Beaufort covers about 18 square miles and lies 70 miles south of Charleston and 45 miles north of Savannah.
The University of South Carolina Beaufort traces its history to Beaufort College, which the legislature approved in 1795.
Nearly 2 million visitors a year come to Beaufort and the Sea Islands around it.
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: stories.opengov.com,nps.gov,uscb.edu.
Postpartum Depression Care for Military and Veteran Families
Having a baby during a deployment or right after a move can leave a parent without family support nearby, and video care can continue after a move within South Carolina.
Treatment can include counseling and medication when indicated, decided jointly with the patient, after a close look at the benefits and risks for you and your baby.
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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Postpartum Depression Care Nearby
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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
Postpartum Depression 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.
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 21.2 percent of adults in Beaufort, the ninth-lowest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 18.9 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, when you have one of the plans we accept (Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice)); our front desk checks your coverage before the first visit, and video care can continue after a move within South Carolina.
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.