Monday, Jul 6, 2020
BHDD Office of Mental Health Deputy Director of Community Mental Health Services Debbie Blalock has been recognized as one of 11 Women Vision SC honorees for 2020.
The initiative, begun in 2019 by SCETV, “focuses on issues affecting women throughout the state and nation and serves as a platform to highlight trailblazing South Carolina women that have made an impact.”
The honorees were profiled in an hourlong television special, Women Vision SC: Finding Our Voice, which aired, July 2, at 8:30 PM on SCETV, and segments about each of them will also be featured on the SCETV program Palmetto Scene.
Congratulations to Deputy Blalock on this prestigious recognition! To learn more about the WomenVisionSC initiative, go to: South Carolina ETV to honor 11 women leaders in second year of ‘Women Vision SC’ initiative.
Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026
BHDD encourages South Carolinians to embrace recovery and celebrate progress
Columbia, SC – September 2, 2026 – The South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) is proud to join communities across the nation in observing National Recovery Month this September and celebrating the more than 470,000 South Carolinians living in recovery from a substance use disorder (SUD).
Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026
BHDD encourages South Carolinians to embrace recovery and celebrate progress
Columbia, SC – September 2, 2026 – The South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) is proud to join communities across the nation in observing National Recovery Month this September and celebrating the more than 470,000 South Carolinians living in recovery from a substance use disorder (SUD).
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) has given notice it intends to file waiver renewals with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the Intellectual Disability/Related Disabilities (ID/RD) (SC.0237) and the Medically Complex Children (MCC) (SC.0675) home and community-based services waivers. The ID/RD waiver is operated by the South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD-OIDD). The MCC waiver is operated by SCDHHS.
Friday, Aug 21, 2026
BHDD encourages South Carolinians to understand the risks, recognize the signs of overdose and carry naloxone