Seasonal Depression Care in Newberry, SC
Evaluation and a plan for depression that returns with the seasons, ideally before the shortest days arrive, for adults in Newberry and nearby Columbia, Sumter and Orangeburg by secure video.
Seasonal Depression Care for Adults in Newberry
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides seasonal 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).
Seasonal affective disorder has no CDC PLACES estimate, so the closest figures here are the share of adults ever told they have depression, frequent mental distress, and the share who get no leisure-time physical activity.
Seasonal 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, no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Newberry sits above the middle on frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health, while depression and short sleep are close to the middle.
Newberry has the sixth-highest estimate for frequent mental distress of the 34 communities on this site, and that many hard days in a month is worth raising with a provider.
For no leisure-time physical activity, Newberry ranks sixth-highest among them.
Its estimate for depression is the tenth-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 with no leisure-time physical activity | 33.7 percent | 30.8 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 37.3 percent | 35.7 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 34.8 percent | 31.8 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 25.1 percent | 22.2 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
When the Newberry Opera House was dedicated in 1882, its first floor held the fire engine room, the council chambers and the police station; hospitality workers with irregular hours can schedule video visits without a drive.
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.
About 30 percent of Newberry County jobs are in manufacturing, at large appliance, food and equipment plants among others.
Newberry County sits between Columbia and the Upstate, outside any metropolitan area.
Chartered in 1856 by the South Carolina Lutheran Synod, Newberry College came back to Newberry in 1877 after years in Walhalla.
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: newberryoperahouse.com,newberryobserver.com,U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025,citypopulation.de,South Carolina Encyclopedia.
Seasonal Depression Care for Hospitality and Seasonal Workers
In tourist towns, the off-season can bring fewer shifts and quieter streets just as the days get shorter.
Talk therapy, light therapy guidance or medication when indicated, decided jointly with the patient, can be planned with you before the slow season starts.
Seasonal affective disorder is depression that returns on a seasonal schedule, most often starting in late fall or early winter and lifting in spring.
Request an appointment for seasonal depression care, call (843) 737-0312, or read about seasonal 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
Seasonal 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.
Yes: seasonal affective disorder is more common farther north, but living in South Carolina does not rule it out, and if your mood follows the seasons, an evaluation by secure video can look at the pattern across several years.
CDC PLACES puts it at 33.7 percent of adults in Newberry, the sixth-highest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 30.8 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.