Services
Acute Hospitalization for Children and Adolescents
Heartland Behavioral Health Service's Child Acute Program offers comprehensive psychiatric treatment for males and female children ages 3-12. The Adolescent Acute program cares for ages 13-18. The average length of stay in both programs is 7-14 days.
Admissions Criteria
One or more of the following criteria must be met:
- Behaving or threatening to behave in a manner dangerous to self or others
- Destruction of property
- Severe outbreak of symptoms suggesting an organic dysfunction, or presenting organic symptoms secondary to psychological/emotional factors
- Unable to function socially, educationally or in the family environment
- Pre-existing psychiatric conditions that demonstrate clinical deterioration with exhibition of the above criteria
- No significant progress with outpatient treatment and patient requires medication evaluation, special services, or continuous/skilled observation
Program Components
- Individual Treatment Team Planning
- Community meetings
- Behavior management program
- Activity therapy
- Family therapy
- Patient education groups
- Group therapy
- Homebound school
- Drug/alcohol abuse assessment and treatment: On an individual basis
Program Features
- Assessment: Covering physical, psychological and social aspects
- Therapy: Group, family, play
- Activities: Educational, recreational, creative arts, team building, cooperative play
- Discharge planning for aftercare
- 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