Commitment Division

The Commitment Division handles all involuntary commitment cases for mental illness and chemical dependency.

State law requires all documents related to these cases to be handled in a confidential manner. Documentation required to open a petition/application for involuntary commitment must be filed in person at either the Charleston/Dorchester Community Mental Health Center or the Charleston Center.

The petition/application process for mental illness cases begins at:

The Charleston/Dorchester Community Mental Health Center

2100 Charlie Hall Blvd., Charleston, SC 29414

3rd Floor

Phone: (843) 852-4100

Fax: (843) 958-5045

Office Hours: M – F | 8:30AM – 5PM

The petition/application process for drug and alcohol cases begins at:

The Charleston Center

5 Charleston Center Dr., Charleston, SC 29401

3rd Floor

Phone: (843) 958-3300

Site: Charleston Center/DAODAS

Office Hours: M – F | 8:30AM – 5PM

Contact Probate Court Commitment Division

Office Address

100 Broad St., Charleston, SC 29401

Suite 469

Phone: (843) 958-5180

Fax: (843) 958-5191

Regina D. LeBlanc | Probate Clerk of Court

RLeBlanc@CharlestonCounty.org

Phone: (843) 958-5192

Skylar Shepard | Commitment Clerk

SShepard@CharlestonCounty.org

Phone: (843) 958-5185

Ciara Thorne | Commitment Clerk

CNThorne@CharlestonCounty.org

Phone: (843) 958-5196

Madelyn Miller | Commitment Clerk

MArnett@CharlestonCounty.org

Phone: (843) 958-5196