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Dorchester County Emergency Medial Services provides services to the public that preserve life, improve health and promote the safety of citizens and visitors, who live, learn, work and play in the community. It provides patient care services, public awareness and education, proactive safety interventions and hazards readiness services. Dorchester County Emergency Medial Services has a special operations division that performs drug screening services. It also operates a training center that plans, develops, organizes and conducts several programs for the general public.

The Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center offers psychiatric services that help individuals and families move toward optimal and independent functioning. It serves adults with serious and persistent mental illness and major and acute psychiatric concerns. The center also provides services to children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances. The Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center employs more than 400 staff members with clinical personnel located in schools, child abuse facilities, jails, homeless shelters, health centers and other sites. In addition to administrative staff, the center employs psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, counselors and others who provide direct clinical services. Located in Summerville, S.C., the center is comprised of a variety of clinics and special programs.

South Carolina Employment Security Commission, based in Summerville, SC, is a government agency dedicated to providing unemployment benefits and workforce services to residents in need. With a focus on connecting job seekers with employment opportunities and assisting employers with recruitment and training programs, the agency plays a vital role in supporting the local economy and workforce development. Generated from their business information