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Mental Health
Question: What agency can help me with a loved one that has
Alzheimer's Disease?
Answer: You can contact Community Long Term Care at (864)
242-2211. This agency conducts home visit evaluations to determine the needs of the
patient. They try to provide alternatives to hospitalization and make the final
assessment if a nursing home is necessary. If the patient is to continue living at
home they can provide the family with personal care for the home. They can also advise
families of day care centers and day programs for patients with Alzheimer's.
Question: Can I have a loved one committed that is presently
incarcerated in the Detention Center?
Answer: Yes, but only during normal business hours. You must
contact the mental health center for a screening. If the mental health center would
like to examine the patient, they will send you to the Probate Court with the
commitment application. The Probate Court will issue an Order of Detention for the
officers at the Detention Center to transport the inmate to the mental health center
for an examination.
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Question: How can I have a loved one committed for mental
illness?
Answer: You must contact the mental health center for a
pre-commitment screening. If by talking with you, the mental health center would
like to examine the patient, they will send you to the Probate Court with the
commitment application. The court will issue an Order of Detention at this time.
This order will instruct the Law Enforcement officials to pick up the patient
and to transport him/her to the mental health center for evaluation for commitment.
Question: How can I have a loved one committed for mental
retardation?
Answer: You will need to contact the South Carolina Department
of Mental Retardation in Columbia, South Carolina at (803) 737-6458 for a screening. The
Department of Mental Retardation will contact the Probate Court and inform the court if
an examination for commitment is necessary.
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