New treatment center for arrested SC youth with mental health needs now accepting patients

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 412

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — Incarcerated youth in need of specialized mental health care started receiving it this week after a new psychiatric treatment center opened in Columbia.

The $23 million facility aims to fill in the gaps for children and teenagers who do not need more intensive psychiatric hospitalization but whose needs go beyond what the state’s detention centers for youth can provide.

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