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Behavioral Health
Contact: 360.696.5041 l fax: 360.696.5451
Located on Southwest's Memorial Campus
3400 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98663-2290
Southwest's Behavioral Health Services provides for many mental health needs in a variety of settings: inpatient care, day hospital, consultation services, and help in the workplace. The goal of Southwest's Behavioral Health Services is to help the client return to a productive lifestyle as quickly as possible.
- The Inpatient Unit at Southwest is a 14-bed adult hospital setting with an emphasis on engagement and recovery-oriented treatment. Voluntary treatment is provided in a safe, secure setting. There is an emphasis on crisis stabilization including medication evaluation. A holistic approach including physical and emotional care with individual and family direction is part of each person's treatment.
The average length of stay is 5 to 7 days. The goal is transition to the community to continue the individual's pathway to recovery.
- The ADAPT program is an alternative to inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. The program promotes the philosophy of recovery with an emphasis on the Recovery values. Active, time-limited comprehensive psychiatric treatment occurs on a daily basis under the care of a psychiatrist and professional staff, including psychiatric nurse practitioner. Services offered include:
- Remediation of acute psychiatric symptoms
- Recovery promotion and education
- Peer support
- Medication management
- Individual and group treatment activities
- Intensive patient education
- Crisis intervention and stabilization
- The Consultation-Liaison service provides help to patients hospitalized for medical/surgical services who also may benefit from mental health care. This service also supports the hospital staff and physicians in a better meeting the mental health needs of patients.
- A private practice, Northwest Behavioral Medicine, is also available. It includes staff psychiatrists, advanced practice nurse practitioners, and other health professionals.
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