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Waccamaw Center for Mental Health South Strand – Myrtle Beach

Address: 9630 Scipio Lane P.O. Box 2 - Myrtle Beach, SC
General Phone Number: 843-492-2795
Website: http://www.waccamawmentalhealth.org/index.html
Facility Type

Waccamaw Center for Mental Health provides the following mental health rehabilitation services in Myrtle Beach.

  • Mental Health Rehabilitation
  • Treatment for Co-occuring Disorders Such as Substance Abuse

Waccamaw Center for Mental Health is run by a state mental health authority.


Service Settings (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

Waccamaw Center for Mental Health provides treatment in the following settings.


  • Outpatient mental health rehabiliation
Emergency Mental Health Services

Waccamaw Center for Mental Health provides the following emergency mental health treatment and services.


  • Crisis intervention team
  • Psychiatric emergency onsite services
  • Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services
  • Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Mental Health Treatment Approaches

Waccamaw Center for Mental Health utilizes the following treatment approaches.


  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Couples/family therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Integrated dual disorders treatment
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Trauma therapy
Pharmacotherapies & Medications

Waccamaw Center for Mental Health utilizes the following pharmacotherapies & medications in the treatment process.


  • Chlorpromazine (Thorazine®)
  • Fluphenazine (Prolixin®)
  • Haloperidol (Haldol®)
  • Loxapine (Loxitane®)
  • Perphenazine (Trilafon/Etrafon/Triavil/Triptafen®)
  • Pimozide (Orap®)
  • Prochlorperazine (Compazine/Compro®)
  • Thiothixene (Navane®)
  • Thioridazine (Mellaril/Melleril®)
  • Trifluoperazine (Stelazine®)
  • Aripiprazole (Abilify®) 
  • Asenapine (Saphris/Sycrest®) 
  • Brexpiprazole (Rexulti®) 
  • Cariprazine (Vraylar®) 
  • Clozapine (Clozaril®) 
  • IIoperidone (Fanapt®)
  • Lurasidone (Latuda®) 
  • Olanzapine (Zyprexa®) 
  • Paliperidone (Invega Trinza®) 
  • Quetiapine (Seroquel®) 
  • Risperidone (Risperdal®)
  • Ziprasidone (Geodon®) 
Payment Information

Information regarding payment(s) accepted at Waccamaw Center for Mental Health and possible financial assistance.


  • Community Mental Health Block Grants
  • Federal Grants
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Private Insurance
  • State Correction or Juvenile Justice Funds
  • State Education Agency Funds
  • Cash or Self Payment
  • State-Financed Healthcare Plan Other Than Medicaid
  • State Mental Health Agency Funds
  • State Welfare or Child and Family Service Funds
Special Programs / Groups Offered

Information regarding specialty programs and groups offered at Waccamaw Center for Mental Health.


  • Transitional age young adults
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ) clients
  • Persons who have experienced trauma
  • Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
  • Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
  • Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
Screening & Testing

Waccamaw Center for Mental Health offers the following screening and testing services to mental health clients.


  • There is no information provided regarding screening at Waccamaw Center for Mental Health
Ancillary Services

Waccamaw Center for Mental Health provides the following ancillary services in addition to mental health treatment.


  • Assertive community treatment
  • Assisted Outpatient Treatment
  • Case management
  • Court-ordered outpatient treatment
  • Family psychoeducation
  • Housing services
  • Intensive case management
  • Mentoring/peer support/consumer-run services
  • Psychosocial rehabilitation services
  • Supported employment
  • Supported housing
  • Suicide prevention services
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