Behavioral Health

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Resolving mental and emotional health challenges requires experience, compassion and special care. At Northwest Health, we focus on helping individuals achieve optimal mental health in a professional, caring environment. We offer a range of services for adult patients, including diagnostic evaluation, crisis stabilization and treatment.

The behavioral health team provides care for a wide range of mental and emotional challenges, from depression and anxiety to mood instability and psychosis. We also offer services to aid patients through acute mental illness and/or psychiatric crisis.

Treatment services available include:

• Inpatient treatment
• Behavioral health diagnostic assessment and evaluation
• Psychiatric emergency services (PES)
• Crisis stabilization
• Discharge and aftercare planning
• Individual and group therapy
• Medication stabilization and management
• Patient and family education
• Rehabilitative and occupational therapy
• Specialty mental health services
• 24-hour behavioral health monitoring and supervision

The multidisciplinary team includes:

• Psychiatrists
• Psychiatric nurse practitioners
• Registered nurses
• Licensed practical nurses
• Mental health technicians
• Licensed social workers
• Licensed professional counselors
• Recreation therapists
• Activity coordinators

The behavioral health services unit, located at the Northwest Medical Center - Springdale campus, accepts adult patients 24 hours a day. For more information or to schedule an intake appointment, please call (479) 757-1400. Referrals may be faxed to us directly at (479) 757-1557.

Help is also available around the clock through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which is answered 24/7 by counselors (English and Spanish languages available), at 1-800-273-8255.