Services

Heartland Behavioral Health Service’s Adolescent Acute Program offers comprehensive psychiatric treatment for ages 13-17.

Average Length of Stay: 7-14 Days

Admissions Criteria
One or more of the following criteria must be met:

• Threatening to, or behaving in a manner considered dangerous to self or others.
• Continued destruction of property
• Acute exacerbation of symptoms suggesting
  an organic dysfunction or presenting organic symptoms secondary to psychological and/or
  emotional factors
• Unable to function socially, educationally or
  in the family environment
• Pre-existing psychiatric conditions that demonstrate deterioration clinically with exhibition of the above criteria
• No significant progress with outpatient treatment and patient requires medication evaluation,
  special services or continuous/skilled observation

Adolescent Unit

• 27 Beds
• Ages 13-17, Males & Females
• Assessment
  • Physical
  • Psychological
  • Social
• Therapy
  • Individual
  • Group
  • Family
• Activities
  • Educational
  • Recreational
  • Arts
• Discharge Planning for Aftercare

Program Components

• Individual Therapy (3x / week)
• Community Meetings (daily)
• Behavior Management Program (daily)
• Activity Therapy (daily)
• Family Therapy (weekly)
• Patient Education Groups (daily)
• Group Therapy (daily)
• Homebound School (daily)
• Drug/Alcohol Abuse Treatment (on individual basis)

Treatment Team

• Psychiatrists
• Psychologists
• Social Workers
• Registered Nurses
• Youth Care Workers

Reimbursement

• Commercial Insurance (Blue Cross/Blue Shield)
• Medicaid
• Private Pay
• TriCare (Military)

Admissions

• On-call admission staff is available 24 hours / 7 days a week