Area Resources:
Colleton Medical Center
501 Robertson Boulevard
Walterboro, SC 29488
Telephone: 843-782-2000
Fax: 843-549-0246
Coastal Empire Community Mental Health Center
507 Forest Circle
P.O. Box 578
Walterboro, SC 29488
Telephone: 843-549-1551
Pillars of Hope (formerly Colleton Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse)
1439 Thunderbolt Drive
P.O. Box 1037
Walterboro, SC 29488
Telephone: 843-538-4343
Fax: 843-538-7613
If you know someone who may require commitment, contact the local mental health center or take the individual to the Emergency Room at Colleton Medical Center (see contact info for Coastal Empire and Colleton Medical Center below). The Probate Court can assist only after Coastal Empire or the hospital has done an initial screening.
Contact Pillars of Hope (formerly known as the Colleton Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse). The Probate Court can assist only after the Commission has done an initial screening.
No, the individual must be evaluated prior to the Probate Court taking action.