Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center | Mental Health ...
Behavioral Health • Summerville, SC
About
Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center is a government‑owned mental health care provider serving Charleston and Summerville, SC. Key details: - Services: Comprehensive mental health care for children, adolescents, adults, and families, including emergency services, psychiatric urgent care, and 24/7 emergency response. - Locations: Headquarters and offices in Charleston, SC (3 listed sites). - Scale: About 26 employees; annual revenue around $26.3 million. - Leadership: Executive Director Jennifer Roberts; other leaders include Charleston Clinic Director David Gehr and Mobile Crisis lead Cecile Guerriero. - Contact: Multiple phone numbers available; main HQ listed at 2100 Charlie Hall Blvd, Charleston, SC 29414. - Online presence: Official site charlestondorchestermhc.org; active government mental health agency with a 3.4/5 employee rating based on 9 reviews. - Focus: Emergency/urgent care, community resources, outpatient mental health services.
Clinic Type
Behavioral Health
Address
Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center serving Charleston and Dorchester Counties, SC
Phone
843-414-2350
Debbie.thompson@scdmh.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Emergency Care
24/7 emergency response team
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Rehab.com: 2.51/5 (45)
- Recovery.com: 2.6/5 (42)
Patients praise
- Helpful therapists and counselors who have improved patients' lives
- Positive experiences with some individual providers
Common complaints
- Poor communication and responsiveness (e.g., phones not answered, calls not returned)
- Unpleasant or dismissive front desk and scheduling staff
- Difficulties with medication management and prescription refills
- Challenges with appointment scheduling and administrative errors
- Perceived lack of compassion or care from certain providers
"Therapists may be good but the people you have to deal with to see them are absolutely horrible... Receptionists treat you like you are nothing as if it was a bother to do their job with you."
— Rehab.com"They don't answer the phone and don't help children at all... You prescribed medication that SHOULDN’T be stopped abruptly and won’t answer calls or return calls."
— Rehab.comSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Available to answer: 988 data shows thorough training, short staffing — Dec 22, 2025
- Dorchester County hosting free Adult Education Resource Fair for those in need — Oct 10, 2025
- South Carolina slowly merges splintered mental health care — Sep 10, 2025
- Merged SC behavioral health agency eliminates 248 positions | The State — Jul 2, 2026
- Dorchester County, MUSC Health, and local partners open new health care facility in St. George - Who's On The Move — Feb 24, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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