Anyone who is troubled emotionally may seek services through the area mental health center. Consultation, education and prevention are the primary focus of community services available. Denmark Technical College’s Health Services Department will contact the mental health center, arrange for an interview appointment for the student, and provide transportation if needed. Arrangements can be made for the student to seek services at home if he or she so desires. Emergency services are available on a 24-hour basis. Personal contact to assess a crisis situation is provided during regular working hours (8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.). After 5:30 p.m. on weekdays, weekends, and holidays, crisis intervention will occur in the following manner:
- A telephone call to 803-536-0390 will give a response from the physicians’ answering service requesting name and telephone number. The contact will be informed that a mental health professional will return your call within 15 minutes.
- The on-call mental health professional will respond and help you with your problem.
- If the College is seeking services for someone with violent behavior patterns, the College will contact the sheriff’s office and the local probate court office and have the individual detained by “An Order of Detention” which mandates that the student be examined by a physician and a mental-health professional. IMPORTANT NOTE: Psychiatric and Psychological Services