Behavioral Health

How can TURNING POINT help?

At TURNING POINT, Saint Mary’s inpatient behavioral health program, we offer individualized care in a warm, supportive atmosphere. Upon a patient’s arrival, our professional team conducts a thorough evaluation to help determine what is causing the patient’s distress and how we can best help. The team works with the patient, family members, and other healthcare professionals, to develop an appropriate course of treatment. Our treatment includes individual meetings with psychiatrists, social workers, group therapy and educational programs.

Our treatment services:

• 24-hour behavioral health monitoring and supervision
• Behavioral health diagnostic assessment and evaluation
• Medication stabilization and management
• Group therapy
• Recreational therapy
• Patient and family education
• Discharge and aftercare planning

After conducting multi-disciplinary evaluations, our team members use the results to develop a comprehensive, individualized treatment plan for each patient in a supportive, caring 24-hour-a-day inpatient setting. Our treatment plans focus on behavioral health needs and include teaching the patient new ways of coping with the illness. Additionally, we determine appropriate medications for the patient and provide instruction on how to use them appropriately.

Admission

Admissions are accepted 24-hours a day. Referrals may made by physicians, psychologists, social workers, mental health professionals, social service agencies, family members and friends.

Prior to admission, each potential patient is screened to ensure no underlying medical problems exist. The final decision to admit a patient is then made by a psychiatrist.

Going Home

Together, the patient, the patient’s family, and the TURNING POINT treatment team will develop an appropriate aftercare plan. This plan may include participation in a community-based program, or outpatient therapy. With every plan and every patient, our goal is to help the individual continue on the path of progress that he or she has made, during their stay in the hospital.

For more information, please call our direct line: 479.967.0701