OUR APPROACH TO TREATMENT

Poplar Springs Hospital is a freestanding psychiatric facility located in Petersburg, Virginia. The facility is currently licensed for a total of 199 beds, which include 75 acute (intensive treatment unit, adult, active military unit and adolescent), 108 residential treatment beds and 16 group home beds. Programs include psychological and behavioral treatment for adults and adolescents aged 11-18, extended adolescent acute, residential, sexual abuse prevention and group homes. An intensive outpatient program for substance abuse is located in Richmond, 30 miles north of the facility campus.

When you or someone you love is experiencing emotional, behavioral or addictive disease problems, it’s hard to know what to do. We offer a no charge assessment to help you determine what is needed and what the next step should be.

Doing the RIGHT Thing.

Karen Heidorn, a nurse at Poplar Springs Hospital in Petersburg, was presented with a special “Doing the RIGHT Thing” commendation last week for an act of compassion. Heidorn answered the phone in the nurses’ station during a day shift and assisted a man who said he was standing on a bridge preparing to end his life. Heidorn kept the man on the phone for more than a half-hour until authorities could take him to safety.

Poplar Springs Hospital at Fort Lee talking with Soldiers about suicide prevention

Suicide Awareness: Signs of Concern

• Depression
• Abrupt changes in behavior
• Mood swings
• Crying spells
• Recent grief or loss
• Changes in school performance
• Giving away treasured belongings
• Suicidal threats
• Hopelessness
• Talking about suicide