Suicide Prevention
Car Safety
Seatbelts Save Lives!
Safe Sleep
Did you know that newborns sleep about 16-17 hours a day? Since your baby will spend so much time sleeping in his first year of life, it is important to know the ABCs of Safe Sleep for Infants. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends safe sleep practices that parents and all caregivers of infants should know. Learn more about these recommendations from the Department of Health and Environmental Control’s video about the ABCs of placing babies Alone, on their Backs, and in a Crib:
Water Safety
Heat Related Fatality Prevention
Youth Suicide
Prevention
Department of Mental Health Office of Suicide Prevention: Click here
NEW SELF-CHECK QUESTIONNAIRE/SCREENING TOOL
No matter how challenging the times, you are not alone in South Carolina. DMH and the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) have teamed up to offer this safe, easy and free service that allows you to anonymously take a Self-Check Questionnaire and connect with a professional counselor who can offer guidance, support, and resources to help connect you with mental health and addiction services. We are ready to help if you are overwhelmed by COVID-19 challenges, feeling overly stressed or anxious, coping with a natural disaster, struggling with addiction, feeling depressed and don’t know where to turn. Visit https://hope.connectsyou.org/ to submit a questionnaire today.
Please Note: This is not an emergency response system or crisis intervention service. If you are in crisis or contemplating suicide, please call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or SCDMH’s mobile crisis line at 1-833-364-2274.
Firearm Safety
South Carolina State Child Fatality Advisory Committee 