Centrally located in Aiken, this clinic provides a variety of evidence-based outpatient services to include individual, group, and family psychotherapy.  Psychiatric medical assessments, nursing services, psychosocial rehabilitation, crisis intervention and care-coordination may also be provided. Frequency and intensity of services is based on the needs of the patient.

Located in the rural county of Barnwell, this smaller clinic still provides all the services available at our Aiken Clinic and is much more conveniently accessible to the residents of Barnwell, Blackville, Hilda, Snelling, Kline, Williston and Elko.

In the heart of the North Augusta area, this clinic aims to serve the residents of North Augusta, Belvedere, Beech Island, and Jackson by providing the same array of services offered in our Aiken Clinic.

Certified Peer Support Specialists draw on their own recovery stories, training/education, and experiences in living with a mental health condition to help individuals who are struggling with a chronic persistent mental illness. Our Peer Support Specialists provide a variety of supportive groups and individual sessions to help individuals to reach their recovery goals. Peer Support Staff offer Dimensions Well Body program and Dimensions Tobacco Free Program.

• DIMENSIONS: WELL BODY program is an evidence-based nutrition and weight management program teaching skills to promote physical health and well-being.
• DIMENSIONS: TOBACCO FREE program is an evidenced-based program that helps participants move towards a tobacco free lifestyle.

This more intensive program focuses on helping individuals who are experiencing the most acute symptoms related to a severe and persistent mental illness.  Services are most often provided in the community and utilize intensive treatment services to improve psychiatric instability for individuals who are higher risk for safety issues, homelessness, hospitalization/ER visits, and incarcerations.

Navigate First Episode of Psychosis Program is a comprehensive treatment program for people who have experienced a first episode of non-affective psychosis. Treatment is provided by a coordinated specialty care team which helps people work toward personal goals and recovery. More broadly, the NAVIGATE program helps clients navigate the road to recovery from an episode of psychosis, including supporting efforts to function well at home, on the job, at school and in social situations.

Individual Placement and Support Employment Program is an evidence-based practice that helps individuals with mental disorders find and keep competitive employment. The model utilizes the following practice principles to achieve successful outcomes for clients: Focus on competitive employment, eligibility based on patient choice, integration of rehabilitation and mental health services, attention to client preferences, personalized benefits counseling, rapid job search, systematic job development and time-unlimited individualized support.  The Employment Specialist plays a critical role in supporting the IPS model by assisting patients with obtaining and maintaining employment that is consistent with their vocational goals.  Supported Employment is an important part of a patient’s recovery, and we love seeing the many benefits to our patients- increased self-esteem, distraction and management of symptoms, financial income and increased quality of life. IPS is a partnership with the SC Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.

Mobile mental health services are provided from the RV that functions as a site for ABMHC thus enhancing accessibility for patients who can’t come to the clinic.  We deliver assessment, therapy, and telehealth services on the RV.  We also utilize the mobile RV to provide services during disasters or critical incidents and for public relations events.

Stable housing is vital to a patient’s mental health recovery.  ABMHC provides financial assistance via rent guarantee contracts with housing vendors in Aiken and Barnwell counties for qualified candidates.  This program has limited spots available.

ABMHC is contracted to provide mental health services at the Aiken County Detention Center and Barnwell County Detention Center. Safe, effective and evidence-based services are provided to the detainees at both detention Centers with the goal of alleviating symptoms, teaching healthy coping techniques and preventing recidivism.

Competency Restoration Treatment is provided at the Aiken County Detention Center by the ABMHC staff. Competency restoration treatment is not equivalent to traditional mental health treatment.  Competency restoration is solely intended to restore a defendant’s condition to such a degree that they may understand their charges and work with their attorney to resolve their legal case through a trial or plea negotiation.  Restoration treatment occurs for 180 days. Competency Restoration Treatment is provided in conjunction with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) Office of Mental Health Division of Forensic Services.

Mental health courts were developed in response to the inability of traditional courts and jails to address a defendant’s underlying mental illness. Aiken County Mental Health Court is administered by Aiken County Probate Court.  The Aiken County Solicitor’s Office makes the final determination as to who is accepted into the program; however, all referrals are discussed with the MH Court Team.  The team includes Aiken County Probate Court, Aiken County Solicitor’s Office- 2^nd Judicial Circuit, Aiken County Public Defender’s Office 2^nd Judicial Circuit, Aiken County Detention Center, Aiken Barnwell Mental Health Center, Aiken Center for Alcohol and Drug Services, and SC Vocational Rehabilitation Aiken County.  Participants must attend court weekly and all court ordered treatment, consent to random drug screens, participate in mental health and substance use treatment, participate in active job search and employment, and maintain stable housing.   To be eligible for MH Court, participants must:  Be diagnosed with a mental illness, be able to understand the terms and conditions of the program, reside in Aiken County, have a misdemeanor or non-violent felony, be willing to receive psychiatric services through Aiken Barnwell Mental Health Center and must plead guilty to the charges and be sentence to the charges.  Upon six months’ successful completion of the program, participants can apply for expungement of charges.

ABMHC has embedded clinicians within the Aiken Department of Public Safety and North Augusta Department of Public Safety. Clinicians work closely with Victim Services, provide consultation and training to law enforcement personnel and deliver immediate services to individuals experiencing traumatic situations.

CARE-COORDINATION SERVICES are designed to help patients gain access to needed medical, social, educational and other services. Components of this service include Assessment, Care Planning, Referral and Linkage and Monitoring and Follow-Up. Examples of care-coordination may include referrals to: Legal resources, Transportation resources, Employment resources, Educational Resources, Medical Providers and much more.