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Mental Health Facilities in Pittsburgh, PA

This is a directory listing of mental health centers in Pittsburgh, PA and the surrounding area. Find mental health treatment for teenagers, men, women, adolescents, seniors, veterans and more. Mental health facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania can help patients treat anxiety, depression, Bipolar Disorder, schizophrenia, OCD, PTSD, ADHD, eating disorders, substance use disorders, dual diagnosis and other issues.

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Wesley Family Services Acute Partial Hospital Program

Wesley Family Services Acute Partial Hospital Program is a mental health treatment center in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 243 Johnston Road, 15241 zip code area. Wesley Family Services Acute Partial Hospital Program provides outpatient treatment and partial hospitalization/day treatment. Wesley Family Services Acute Partial Hospital Program offers couples/family therapy, group therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to children / adolescents. Wesley Family Services Acute Partial Hospital Program also supports people with PTSD, children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance and people with trauma. Additional services at Wesley Family Services Acute Partial Hospital Program consist of family psychoeducation and education services.

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Wesley Family Services Family Based

Wesley Family Services Family Based is a mental health clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 221 Penn Avenue, 15221. Wesley Family Services Family Based offers outpatient treatment. Wesley Family Services Family Based provides couples/family therapy, behavior modification and psychotropic medication to seniors 65 or older, adults and young adults. Some other services provided by Wesley Family Services Family Based include family psychoeducation and psychosocial rehabilitation services.

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Wesley Family Services Child Partial

Wesley Family Services Child Partial is a mental health facility in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 5240 Caste Drive, in the 15236 zip code. Wesley Family Services Child Partial provides outpatient treatment and partial hospitalization/day treatment. Wesley Family Services Child Partial provides couples/family therapy, behavior modification and trauma therapy to children / adolescents. Wesley Family Services Child Partial also supports people with trauma, patients with eating disorders and people with PTSD. Some other services available at Wesley Family Services Child Partial include education services and family psychoeducation.

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Mercy Behavioral Health East Commons Center/north

Mercy Behavioral Health East Commons Center/north is one of mental health facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 412 East Commons, 15212 zip code. Mercy Behavioral Health East Commons Center/north provides outpatient treatment. Mercy Behavioral Health East Commons Center/north provides individual psychotherapy, psychotropic medication and couples/family therapy to adults, seniors 65 or older and young adults. Mercy Behavioral Health East Commons Center/north also supports LGBT, people with trauma and people with serious mental illness. Additional services provided at Mercy Behavioral Health East Commons Center/north include education services, integrated primary care services and housing services.

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Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Hospital

Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Hospital is a mental health clinic in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 3811 Ohara Street, 15213 zip code area. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Hospital provides partial hospitalization/day treatment, outpatient treatment and hospital inpatient treatment. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Hospital offers psychotropic medication, integrated dual diagnosis disorder treatment and electroconvulsive therapy to adults, children / adolescents and seniors 65 or older. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Hospital also supports people with Alzheimer's or dementia, people with PTSD and transitional age young adults. Additional services offered at Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Hospital include diet and exercise counseling, chronic disease/illness management and suicide prevention services.

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Step By Step Support

Step By Step Support is a mental health treatment clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 20 Bailey Avenue, in the 15211 zip code. Step By Step Support provides outpatient treatment. Step By Step Support provides integrated dual diagnosis disorder treatment, trauma therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to children / adolescents, seniors 65 or older and young adults. Step By Step Support also supports people requiring dual diagnosis treatment, clients referred from the court/judicial system and veterans. Additional services provided by Step By Step Support consist of family psychoeducation, court-ordered outpatient treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation services.

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Pressley Ridge Family Based Mental Health Services

Pressley Ridge Family Based Mental Health Services is a mental health facility in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 2611 Stayton Street, 15212 zip code area. Pressley Ridge Family Based Mental Health Services provides outpatient treatment. Pressley Ridge Family Based Mental Health Services provides couples/family therapy, behavior modification and cognitive behavioral therapy to children / adolescents. Pressley Ridge Family Based Mental Health Services also supports children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. Additional services offered by Pressley Ridge Family Based Mental Health Services consist of family psychoeducation, intensive case management and case management.

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Milestone Centers Inc Penn Center Office

Milestone Centers Inc Penn Center Office is a mental health treatment center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 777 Penn Center Boulevard, Building 7, 2nd Floor, part of the 15235 zip code. Milestone Centers Inc Penn Center Office provides outpatient treatment. Milestone Centers Inc Penn Center Office also offers group therapy, integrated dual diagnosis disorder treatment and individual psychotherapy to adults, children / adolescents and seniors 65 or older. Milestone Centers Inc Penn Center Office also provides case management, therapeutic foster care and intensive case management.

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Every Child Inc

Every Child Inc is a mental health clinic in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 1425 Forbes Avenue, Suite 300, in the 15219 zip code. Every Child Inc provides outpatient treatment. Every Child Inc offers couples/family therapy and trauma therapy to young adults, children / adolescents and seniors 65 or older. Every Child Inc also supports children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance and people with serious mental illness. More services at Every Child Inc include family psychoeducation and case management.

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Merakey

Merakey is a mental health center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 665 Rodi Road, 2nd Floor, 15235 zip code. Merakey provides outpatient treatment. Merakey offers integrated dual diagnosis disorder treatment, individual psychotherapy and behavior modification to adults, young adults and seniors 65 or older. Merakey also supports people with serious mental illness and people requiring dual diagnosis treatment. More services available at Merakey include supported housing, vocational rehabilitation services and case management.

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Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic

Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic is a mental health treatment center in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 300 Halket Street, Magee Womens Hospital, 15213 zip code area. Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic provides outpatient treatment. Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic offers individual psychotherapy, behavior modification and cognitive behavioral therapy to adults, seniors 65 or older and young adults. Additional services at Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic consist of diet and exercise counseling, illness management and recovery and suicide prevention services.

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Bradley Center

Bradley Center is a mental health clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 5180 Campbells Run Road, 15205. Bradley Center offers telemedicine/telehealth and residential treatment. Bradley Center provides activity therapy, dialectical behavior therapy and individual psychotherapy to children / adolescents. Bradley Center also supports people with trauma. Some other services provided by Bradley Center include education services, case management and family psychoeducation.

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Glade Run Lutheran Services

Glade Run Lutheran Services is a mental health facility in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 5648 Friendship Avenue, 2nd Floor, in the 15206 zip code. Glade Run Lutheran Services provides outpatient treatment. Glade Run Lutheran Services provides psychotropic medication to children / adolescents, young adults and adults. Some other services available at Glade Run Lutheran Services include suicide prevention services.

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Mercy Behavioral Health

Mercy Behavioral Health is one of mental health facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 1200 Reedsdale Street, 15233 zip code. Mercy Behavioral Health provides partial hospitalization/day treatment, outpatient treatment and telemedicine/telehealth. Mercy Behavioral Health provides group therapy, trauma therapy and activity therapy to adults, young adults and children / adolescents. Mercy Behavioral Health also supports people with trauma, children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance and transitional age young adults. Additional services provided at Mercy Behavioral Health include housing services, case management and assertive community treatment.

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Childrens Institute Of Pittburgh

Childrens Institute Of Pittburgh is a mental health clinic in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 1405 Shady Avenue, 15217 zip code area. Childrens Institute Of Pittburgh provides outpatient treatment. Childrens Institute Of Pittburgh offers cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma therapy and psychotropic medication to children / adolescents and young adults. Childrens Institute Of Pittburgh also supports people with traumatic brain injury, transitional age young adults and children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. Additional services offered at Childrens Institute Of Pittburgh include education services, diet and exercise counseling and family psychoeducation.

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Family Resources

Family Resources is a mental health treatment clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 1425 Forbes Avenue, 5th Floor Suites, in the 15219 zip code. Family Resources provides outpatient treatment. Family Resources provides behavior modification, psychotropic medication and integrated dual diagnosis disorder treatment to young adults, seniors 65 or older and adults. Family Resources also supports children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. Additional services provided by Family Resources consist of court-ordered outpatient treatment, education services and case management.

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Milestone Centers Inc

Milestone Centers Inc is a mental health facility in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 712 South Avenue, 15221 zip code area. Milestone Centers Inc provides outpatient treatment. Milestone Centers Inc provides trauma therapy, individual psychotherapy and integrated dual diagnosis disorder treatment to children / adolescents, adults and young adults. Additional services offered by Milestone Centers Inc consist of integrated primary care services, case management and education services.

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Watson Institute Friendship Academy

Watson Institute Friendship Academy is a mental health treatment center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 255 South Negley Avenue, part of the 15206 zip code. Watson Institute Friendship Academy provides outpatient treatment and partial hospitalization/day treatment. Watson Institute Friendship Academy also offers group therapy, couples/family therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to children / adolescents and young adults. Watson Institute Friendship Academy supports children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. Watson Institute Friendship Academy also provides education services.

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Pressley Ridge Family Counseling Center

Pressley Ridge Family Counseling Center is a mental health clinic in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 530 Marshall Avenue, in the 15214 zip code. Pressley Ridge Family Counseling Center provides outpatient treatment. Pressley Ridge Family Counseling Center offers individual psychotherapy, dialectical behavior therapy and trauma therapy to adults, seniors 65 or older and young adults. Pressley Ridge Family Counseling Center also supports transitional age young adults, people with serious mental illness and LGBT. More services at Pressley Ridge Family Counseling Center include court-ordered outpatient treatment and family psychoeducation.

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Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic

Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic is a mental health center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 1835 Centre Avenue, 15213 zip code. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic provides outpatient treatment. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic offers individual psychotherapy, couples/family therapy and trauma therapy to children / adolescents. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic also supports people with trauma and children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. More services available at Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic include family psychoeducation.

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Allegheny Health Network Department Of Psychiatry

Allegheny Health Network Department Of Psychiatry is a mental health treatment center in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 4 Allegheny Center, Floor 8, 15212 zip code area. Allegheny Health Network Department Of Psychiatry provides telemedicine/telehealth, outpatient treatment and partial hospitalization/day treatment. Allegheny Health Network Department Of Psychiatry offers couples/family therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and behavior modification to adults, seniors 65 or older and children / adolescents. Allegheny Health Network Department Of Psychiatry also supports people with PTSD. Additional services at Allegheny Health Network Department Of Psychiatry consist of diet and exercise counseling, psychosocial rehabilitation services and court-ordered outpatient treatment.

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Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic

Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic is a mental health clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 100 North Bellefield Avenue, 15213. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic offers outpatient treatment, telemedicine/telehealth and partial hospitalization/day treatment. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic provides cognitive behavioral therapy, psychotropic medication and group therapy to children / adolescents, seniors 65 or older and adults. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic also supports seniors or older adults, children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance and transitional age young adults. Some other services provided by Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic include case management, suicide prevention services and chronic disease/illness management.

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Familylinks

Familylinks is a mental health facility in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 2644 Banksville Road, in the 15216 zip code. Familylinks provides outpatient treatment and partial hospitalization/day treatment. Familylinks provides behavior modification, group therapy and couples/family therapy to seniors 65 or older, young adults and adults. Familylinks also supports children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. Some other services available at Familylinks include family psychoeducation and education services.

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Plea

Plea is one of mental health facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 733 South Avenue, 15221 zip code. Plea provides partial hospitalization/day treatment. Plea provides psychotropic medication, behavior modification and activity therapy to seniors 65 or older, young adults and children / adolescents. Plea also supports children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance, people with PTSD and LGBT. Additional services provided at Plea include mentoring/peer support/consumer-run services, education services and psychosocial rehabilitation services.

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Wesley Family Services School Based Outpatient

Wesley Family Services School Based Outpatient is a mental health clinic in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 243 Johnston Road, 15241 zip code area. Wesley Family Services School Based Outpatient provides outpatient treatment and partial hospitalization/day treatment. Wesley Family Services School Based Outpatient offers cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy and activity therapy to children / adolescents and young adults. Wesley Family Services School Based Outpatient also supports children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance, people with PTSD and transitional age young adults. Additional services offered at Wesley Family Services School Based Outpatient include vocational rehabilitation services, suicide prevention services and education services.

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Persad Center

Persad Center is a mental health treatment clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 5301 Butler Street, Suite 100, in the 15201 zip code. Persad Center provides outpatient treatment. Persad Center provides dialectical behavior therapy, psychotropic medication and individual psychotherapy to young adults, seniors 65 or older and adults. Persad Center also supports LGBT, people with HIV or AIDS and clients referred from the court/judicial system. Additional services provided by Persad Center consist of court-ordered outpatient treatment, family psychoeducation and suicide prevention services.

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Wesley Family Services School Based Outpatient

Wesley Family Services School Based Outpatient is a mental health facility in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 5250 Caste Drive, 15236 zip code area. Wesley Family Services School Based Outpatient provides outpatient treatment and partial hospitalization/day treatment. Wesley Family Services School Based Outpatient provides group therapy, individual psychotherapy and behavior modification to young adults and children / adolescents. Wesley Family Services School Based Outpatient also supports transitional age young adults, people with PTSD and children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. Additional services offered by Wesley Family Services School Based Outpatient consist of family psychoeducation, suicide prevention services and vocational rehabilitation services.

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Lifecare Behavioral Health Hospital

Lifecare Behavioral Health Hospital is a mental health treatment center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 225 Penn Avenue, part of the 15221 zip code. Lifecare Behavioral Health Hospital provides hospital inpatient treatment. Lifecare Behavioral Health Hospital also offers psychotropic medication, activity therapy and group therapy to adults, young adults and seniors 65 or older. Lifecare Behavioral Health Hospital also provides case management and family psychoeducation.

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Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute

Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute is a mental health clinic in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 6324 Marchand Street, in the 15206 zip code. Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute provides outpatient treatment. Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute offers couples/family therapy, trauma therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to adults, young adults and seniors 65 or older. More services at Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute include family psychoeducation and education services.

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Mercy Behavioral Health Outpatient Services

Mercy Behavioral Health Outpatient Services is a mental health center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 330 South 9th Street, 15203 zip code. Mercy Behavioral Health Outpatient Services provides outpatient treatment and partial hospitalization/day treatment. Mercy Behavioral Health Outpatient Services offers psychotropic medication, integrated dual diagnosis disorder treatment and group therapy to seniors 65 or older, young adults and adults. Mercy Behavioral Health Outpatient Services also supports transitional age young adults, clients referred from the court/judicial system and people requiring dual diagnosis treatment. More services available at Mercy Behavioral Health Outpatient Services include housing services, legal advocacy and intensive case management.

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Wesley Family Services Allegheny Outpatient Services

Wesley Family Services Allegheny Outpatient Services is a mental health treatment center in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 221 Penn Avenue, 15221 zip code area. Wesley Family Services Allegheny Outpatient Services provides outpatient treatment. Wesley Family Services Allegheny Outpatient Services offers behavior modification, individual psychotherapy and trauma therapy to young adults, children / adolescents and seniors 65 or older. Wesley Family Services Allegheny Outpatient Services also supports people with trauma and people with PTSD. Additional services at Wesley Family Services Allegheny Outpatient Services consist of therapeutic foster care and court-ordered outpatient treatment.

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Holy Family Institute

Holy Family Institute is a mental health clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 8235 Ohio River Boulevard, 15202. Holy Family Institute offers outpatient treatment. Holy Family Institute provides psychotropic medication, group therapy and activity therapy to children / adolescents, young adults and seniors 65 or older. Some other services provided by Holy Family Institute include court-ordered outpatient treatment, education services and family psychoeducation.

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Wesley Family Services Mental Health Outpatient

Wesley Family Services Mental Health Outpatient is a mental health facility in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 221 Penn Avenue, in the 15221 zip code. Wesley Family Services Mental Health Outpatient provides outpatient treatment. Wesley Family Services Mental Health Outpatient provides trauma therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and psychotropic medication to seniors 65 or older, adults and children / adolescents. Wesley Family Services Mental Health Outpatient also supports people with serious mental illness, people with PTSD and people with trauma. Some other services available at Wesley Family Services Mental Health Outpatient include family psychoeducation, court-ordered outpatient treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation services.

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Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Hospital

Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Hospital is one of mental health facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 1011 Bingham Street, 15203 zip code. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Hospital provides outpatient treatment and partial hospitalization/day treatment. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Hospital provides dialectical behavior therapy, group therapy and psychotropic medication to adults, children / adolescents and young adults. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Hospital also supports children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. Additional services provided at Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Hospital include vocational rehabilitation services, suicide prevention services and family psychoeducation.

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Pace School

Pace School is a mental health clinic in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 2432 Greensburg Pike, 15221 zip code area. Pace School provides partial hospitalization/day treatment. Pace School offers cognitive behavioral therapy, individual psychotherapy and psychotropic medication to children / adolescents and young adults. Pace School also supports children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. Additional services offered at Pace School include education services and family psychoeducation.

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Allegheny Childrens Initiative

Allegheny Childrens Initiative is a mental health treatment clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 2304 Jane Street, in the 15203 zip code. Allegheny Childrens Initiative provides outpatient treatment. Allegheny Childrens Initiative provides trauma therapy, behavior modification and cognitive behavioral therapy to children / adolescents and young adults. Allegheny Childrens Initiative also supports children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. Additional services provided by Allegheny Childrens Initiative consist of family psychoeducation and case management.

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Southwood Psychiatric Hospital Inc Acute Care Hospitalization

Southwood Psychiatric Hospital Inc Acute Care Hospitalization is a mental health facility in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 2575 Boyce Plaza Road, 15241 zip code area. Southwood Psychiatric Hospital Inc Acute Care Hospitalization provides hospital inpatient treatment. Southwood Psychiatric Hospital Inc Acute Care Hospitalization provides cognitive behavioral therapy, group therapy and individual psychotherapy to children / adolescents. Southwood Psychiatric Hospital Inc Acute Care Hospitalization also supports children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. Additional services offered by Southwood Psychiatric Hospital Inc Acute Care Hospitalization consist of suicide prevention services, case management and family psychoeducation.

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Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic

Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic is a mental health treatment center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 3501 Forbes Avenue, part of the 15213 zip code. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic provides partial hospitalization/day treatment and outpatient treatment. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic also offers group therapy, behavior modification and psychotropic medication to children / adolescents, seniors 65 or older and adults. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic supports people requiring dual diagnosis treatment and people with serious mental illness. Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Western Psychiatric Inst And Clinic also provides family psychoeducation, chronic disease/illness management and psychosocial rehabilitation services.

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Wesley Family Services Ctt

Wesley Family Services Ctt is a mental health clinic in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 221 Penn Avenue, in the 15221 zip code. Wesley Family Services Ctt provides outpatient treatment. Wesley Family Services Ctt offers group therapy, behavior modification and individual psychotherapy to children / adolescents, adults and seniors 65 or older. More services at Wesley Family Services Ctt include housing services, intensive case management and assertive community treatment.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Mental Health Treatment in Pittsburgh, PA

Does Pennsylvania offer free mental health services?

Yes, Pennsylvania offers free mental health services through various state-funded programs, community health centers, and non-profit organizations. These services may include counseling, therapy, support groups, and medication management.

What are the four types of mental health services in Pittsburgh, PA?

The four types of mental health services in Pittsburgh, PA, typically include: counseling and therapy sessions with licensed mental health professionals, psychiatric services for diagnosis and medication management, support groups for individuals dealing with similar mental health issues, and outpatient and inpatient treatment programs for various mental health disorders.

How do you deal with a mentally unstable family member in Pittsburgh, PA?

Dealing with a mentally unstable family member in Pittsburgh, PA, involves several steps: encourage them to seek professional help from mental health specialists, provide emotional support and understanding while maintaining boundaries, explore local resources such as support groups or family therapy sessions, ensure safety measures are in place to prevent harm to themselves or others, and stay informed about their condition and treatment options available in the area.

What are the main sources of support for individuals dealing with mental health issues in Pittsburgh, PA?

The main sources of support for individuals dealing with mental health issues in Pittsburgh, PA, include: local community mental health centers offering counseling and therapy services, non-profit organizations providing support groups and educational resources, psychiatrists and psychologists specializing in various mental health disorders, online resources and helplines providing immediate assistance and information, and peer support groups and advocacy organizations promoting mental health awareness.

How long can a mental health hospital keep you in Pennsylvania?

The duration of stay in a mental health hospital in Pennsylvania varies depending on several factors, including the individual's condition, treatment plan, and legal considerations. Involuntary hospitalization may have specific time limits defined by state laws, typically ranging from 72 hours to several weeks. Voluntary admissions might allow for longer stays if deemed necessary for proper treatment and stabilization. Ultimately, the length of stay is determined by the treating medical professionals based on the individual's progress and safety.

What are the main types of treatments for most mental health disorders in Pittsburgh, PA?

The main types of treatments for most mental health disorders in Pittsburgh, PA, include counseling and therapy sessions, medication management by psychiatrists, hospitalization in cases of severe symptoms or crises, and supportive services like case management, vocational rehabilitation, and peer support groups.

What are the warning signs of poor mental health in Pittsburgh, PA?

Warning signs of poor mental health in Pittsburgh, PA, may include feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or frequent mood swings, withdrawal from social activities and relationships, changes in appetite, sleep patterns, or energy levels, difficulty concentrating or making decisions, and engaging in risky behaviors or substance abuse.

How do you get someone admitted to a mental health facility in Pittsburgh, PA?

To get someone admitted to a mental health facility in Pittsburgh, PA, contact the facility directly or through a mental health crisis hotline, provide information about the individual's symptoms, behaviors, and any immediate risks, follow the facility's admission process, which may involve evaluations by mental health professionals, and if necessary, coordinate with emergency services for involuntary admission under the state's mental health laws.

What drugs are used to treat mentally ill individuals in Pittsburgh, PA?

Several drugs are commonly used to treat mentally ill individuals in Pittsburgh, PA, including antidepressants such as SSRIs, SNRIs, and tricyclic antidepressants, mood stabilizers like lithium or anticonvulsants, antipsychotic medications for managing symptoms of psychosis or severe mood disorders, anti-anxiety medications such as benzodiazepines or buspirone, and stimulants for conditions like ADHD, such as methylphenidate or amphetamine salts.

What are considered serious mental illnesses in Pennsylvania?

Serious mental illnesses in Pennsylvania typically include conditions that significantly impact daily functioning and require ongoing treatment, such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder characterized by extreme mood swings and manic episodes, severe depression or major depressive disorder, severe anxiety disorders like panic disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from traumatic experiences.