Behavioral Health

Mercy Medical Center’s short-term program provides an intensive, structured treatment environment 5 days a week, 5 hours a day, for mentally ill and mentally ill/chemically dependent adults who are experiencing severe psychiatric symptoms. It can serve as an alternative to an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit stay, or as a step-down program to decrease the length of an Inpatient Unit admission. A multidisciplinary treatment team, consisting of a psychiatrist, registered nurse, social workers and art therapist, provides treatment to assist the individual with regaining stability of their symptoms.

This intensive program provides individuals with the following treatment services:

• Biopsychosocial assessment
• Psychiatric evaluation
• Health screening and referral
• Treatment planning
• Group and individual therapy
• Medication management, education, administration
• Activity therapy
• Family support and education
• Crisis intervention
• Discharge planning
• Case management