Postpartum Depression Care in Newberry, SC
Care for depression and anxiety during pregnancy and the year after birth, coordinated with your OB/GYN, for adults in Newberry and nearby Columbia, Sumter and Orangeburg by secure video.
Postpartum Depression Care for Adults in Newberry
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides postpartum depression care for adults in Newberry and across Newberry 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 Newberry
Compared with Newberry County as a whole, Newberry 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, Newberry sits above the middle on frequent mental distress, lack of social and emotional support, food insecurity and housing insecurity, while depression and short sleep are close to the middle.
Newberry has the fourth-highest estimate for lack of social and emotional support of the 34 communities on this site, and a steady counselor can be one dependable source of support.
For frequent mental distress, Newberry ranks sixth-highest among them.
Its estimate for food insecurity is the seventh-highest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Newberry sits above Sumter and Orangeburg; below Columbia.
An estimated 27 percent of households in Newberry have no broadband subscription, the fourth-highest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Newberry | Newberry County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 22.6 percent | 22.1 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 19 percent | 17 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 37.3 percent | 35.7 percent |
| Adults who lack social and emotional support | 28.1 percent | 26 percent |
| Adults who reported food insecurity in the past year | 27.3 percent | 19.9 percent |
| Adults who reported housing insecurity in the past year | 19.3 percent | 14.3 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.
Newberry County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Newberry County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 5.9 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, above the statewide 5.2 days, the fourth-highest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Newberry the sixth-highest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Newberry County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5.9 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 | 37 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 1,339 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 14.8 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 Newberry
Samsung built its first U.S. home appliance plant in Newberry and had hired more than 1,500 local workers by June 2022; video visits can fit around demanding shift schedules, with no drive.
Newberry County sits between Columbia and the Upstate, outside any metropolitan area; telehealth brings care to you, without the long drive.
Chartered in 1856 by the South Carolina Lutheran Synod, Newberry College came back to Newberry in 1877 after years in Walhalla.
About 30 percent of Newberry County jobs are in manufacturing, at large appliance, food and equipment plants among others.
When the Newberry Opera House was dedicated in 1882, its first floor held the fire engine room, the council chambers and the police station.
Campuses serving Newberry include Newberry College and Piedmont Technical College (Newberry County campus).
Newberry's economy centers on appliance, food and equipment manufacturing.
Newberry County is federally designated as a mental health professional shortage area, meaning there are too few mental health professionals for the people who live there; telehealth lets Newberry residents see a provider without waiting for a local opening.
Sources for these local facts: newberryobserver.com,citypopulation.de,South Carolina Encyclopedia,U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025,newberryoperahouse.com.
Postpartum Depression Care That Fits Around Shift Work
Returning to rotating or overnight shifts with a newborn at home can cut sleep even further.
Video visits can be booked around your shifts, and if you are breastfeeding, tell your provider so the safest options can be chosen.
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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Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including Columbia, Sumter and Orangeburg, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
Postpartum Depression Care in Newberry: Questions
Yes: adults in Newberry and the rest of Newberry 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, Newberry has the sixth-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 28.1 percent of adults in Newberry, the fourth-highest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 26 percent across Newberry County.
In Newberry County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 1,339 residents, fewer providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the highest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Newberry the fourth-highest lack of social and emotional support estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
Video visits run Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, and you can book one during a break or before or after work, with no drive.
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.