Postpartum Depression Care in Summerville, SC
Care for depression and anxiety during pregnancy and the year after birth, coordinated with your OB/GYN, for adults in Summerville and nearby Moncks Corner, Charleston and West Ashley by secure video.
Postpartum Depression Care for Adults in Summerville
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides postpartum depression care for adults in Summerville and across Dorchester 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 Summerville
Compared with Dorchester County as a whole, Summerville has higher estimates for depression, frequent mental distress and food insecurity, while short sleep, lack of social and emotional support and housing insecurity are about even.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Summerville sits above the middle on depression and below it on frequent mental distress, lack of social and emotional support, food insecurity and housing insecurity, while short sleep is close to the middle.
Summerville has the eighth-highest estimate for depression of the 34 communities on this site, and depression is one of the most treatable mental health conditions.
For food insecurity, Summerville ranks twelfth-lowest among them.
Its estimate for frequent mental distress is the thirteenth-lowest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Summerville sits above ZIP code 29407; about level with Moncks Corner and Charleston.
An estimated 10.5 percent of households in Summerville have no broadband subscription, the fourth-lowest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Summerville | Dorchester County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 22.8 percent | 21.7 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 16.7 percent | 16.2 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 37.1 percent | 37.4 percent |
| Adults who lack social and emotional support | 22.8 percent | 23.2 percent |
| Adults who reported food insecurity in the past year | 16.2 percent | 15.6 percent |
| Adults who reported housing insecurity in the past year | 13 percent | 12.9 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.
Dorchester County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Dorchester County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 5.5 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, above the statewide 5.2 days, the ninth-lowest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Summerville the thirteenth-lowest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Dorchester County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5.5 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 17.1 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 37.6 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 669 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 12.6 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 Summerville
In the late 1800s Summerville was marketed as the healthiest place in the world, and its inns multiplied during the 1890s; starting over in a new place often means rebuilding friendships and routines from scratch.
Summerville passed 50,000 residents after growing 17 percent from 2010 to 2020 and is now South Carolina's seventh-largest city; fast growth brings new neighbors, heavier traffic and rising costs, and many people are building their support networks from scratch.
Dorchester School District Two, based in Summerville, has about 25,672 students and 16 career and technical education clusters.
More than 200,000 visitors a year come to the Flowertown Festival, held on South Main Street and in Azalea Park since 1973.
The Sawmill Branch Trail is a seven-mile paved greenway through Summerville, and Dorchester County plans to extend it to the Dorchester Road path.
In 2011 Census commuting data, about three in four employed Dorchester County residents worked outside the county.
Campuses serving Summerville include Trident Technical College (Dorchester campus).
Summerville's economy centers on boat and vehicle manufacturing and commuting to the Charleston metro.
Sources for these local facts: visitsummerville.com,en.wikipedia.org,ddtwo.org,live5news.com,lmi.sc.gov.
Postpartum Depression Care for Busy, Growing Communities
Having a baby far from the friends and family who used to help is common in fast-growing areas, and limited support is a known risk factor.
With your permission, we keep your OB/GYN updated so the plan for your mood and the plan for your pregnancy or postpartum care fit together.
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 in Summerville: Questions
Yes: adults in Summerville and the rest of Dorchester 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, Summerville has the thirteenth-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 22.8 percent of adults in Summerville, the fourteenth-lowest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 23.2 percent across Dorchester County.
In Dorchester County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 669 residents, fewer providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the fifth-highest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Summerville the fourteenth-lowest lack of social and emotional support estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
The plans we accept are Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice), and our front desk checks your coverage before your first visit.
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.