Postpartum Depression Care in Charleston, SC
Care for depression and anxiety during pregnancy and the year after birth, coordinated with your OB/GYN, for adults in Charleston and nearby West Ashley, James Island and Johns Island by secure video.
Postpartum Depression Care for Adults in Charleston
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides postpartum depression care for adults in Charleston and across Charleston County by secure video, and in-person visits are also available at our West Ashley office; 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 Charleston
Compared with Charleston County as a whole, Charleston has higher estimates for depression, frequent mental distress and short sleep and lower estimates for lack of social and emotional support, food insecurity and housing insecurity.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Charleston sits below it on frequent mental distress, short sleep, lack of social and emotional support, food insecurity and housing insecurity, while depression is close to the middle.
Charleston has the fifth-lowest estimate for short sleep of the 34 communities on this site, and poor sleep and mental health tend to pull on each other.
For lack of social and emotional support, Charleston ranks seventh-lowest among them.
Its estimate for food insecurity is the seventh-lowest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Charleston sits above ZIP code 29407, James Island and ZIP code 29455.
An estimated 13.3 percent of households in Charleston have no broadband subscription, the eleventh-lowest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Charleston | Charleston County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 22.6 percent | 21.3 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 15.1 percent | 14.4 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 30.7 percent | 30 percent |
| Adults who lack social and emotional support | 20.4 percent | 21.3 percent |
| Adults who reported food insecurity in the past year | 11.5 percent | 12.5 percent |
| Adults who reported housing insecurity in the past year | 9.5 percent | 10.3 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.
Charleston County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Charleston County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 5 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, below the statewide 5.2 days, the third-lowest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Charleston the ninth-lowest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Charleston County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 14 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 30.6 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 214 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 11.4 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 Charleston
Joint Base Lindsey Graham, called Joint Base Charleston until August 2026, serves more than 90,000 service members, civilians, family members and retirees; military families face frequent moves and long separations, and care by secure video can continue after a move within South Carolina.
Charleston passed the nation's first historic preservation ordinance in 1931, and with it created the Board of Architectural Review; starting over in a new place often means rebuilding friendships and routines from scratch.
Both The Citadel and the College of Charleston, which has more than 11,000 students, sit inside the city.
In 2024 the Charleston region's tourism industry, much of it restaurant and hotel work, employed a record 54,900 people.
Every spring Spoleto Festival USA, first held in 1977, spends 17 days in Charleston's historic theaters, churches and outdoor spaces.
The 2020 Census counted 150,227 City of Charleston residents, and about 33,600 of them lived on the historic downtown peninsula.
Campuses serving Charleston include College of Charleston, The Citadel, Charleston School of Law and Trident Technical College.
Charleston's economy centers on tourism and hospitality, aerospace and the port and logistics.
Sources for these local facts: wach.com,charleston-sc.gov,charleston.edu,abcnews4.com,spoletousa.org.
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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Not in Charleston?
Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including West Ashley, James Island and Johns Island, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
Postpartum Depression Care in Charleston: Questions
Yes: adults in Charleston and the rest of Charleston County can see Hope Behavioral Medicine by secure video, and in-person visits are also available at our West Ashley office, and a video visit needs no ride; for comparison, Charleston has the seventh-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 20.4 percent of adults in Charleston, the seventh-lowest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 21.3 percent across Charleston County.
In Charleston County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 214 residents, more providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the lowest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Charleston the seventh-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.