Upon admission, caregivers develop a “Plan of Care” personalized to meet a patient’s medical and psychosocial needs. Once treatment is initiated, patients work with their multidisciplinary team through:

• Medical supervision
• Medication management
• Patient education
• Psychiatric treatment
• Treatment for substance dependence

Individual, group and family therapy is also part of treatment. To help ensure a smooth transition back home or in continuing outpatient treatment, we provide comprehensive aftercare planning, with referrals to the appropriate community services.

Patients may be admitted voluntarily or involuntarily. If a patient is a danger to self, a danger to others or is gravely disabled, involuntary admission may occur.

Individuals who are considered for inpatient treatment assessments include those who:

• Actively exhibit symptoms of major mental illness
  • Including depression and psychotic thinking
• Plan to harm themselves or others
• Are incapable of performing functions required to care for themselves due to mental illness

The Inpatient unit provides treatment for a variety of behavioral treatment needs, including:

• Psychiatric diagnoses
• Medically supervised detoxification from alcohol or other chemical dependence
• Co-occurring (Dual Diagnosis) treatment for individuals with both a behavioral and chemical dependency diagnoses
• Eating Disorders assessment for treatment and referral
• Treatment for individuals on a 5150 involuntary hold due to danger to self, danger to others or grave disability
• Medical and Neurological evaluation as required through the assessment process