CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) – The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office says that with stronger mental health comes stronger deputies, and they’re wanting to make sure their corrections officers are mentally equipped, too.
This comes as the Charleston County Finance Committee is reviewing a $113,100 grant Thursday night to provide all employees at the Al Cannon Detention Center with a mandatory one-on-one mental health session with a clinician from the Medical University of South Carolina.
The two clinicians who would work with them have backgrounds in the military and law enforcement. This would expand their Personnel Wellness and Resilience Program that they’ve had in the sheriff’s office for the last four years…