Varied levels of care are available for referral. Options include:
Short-Term Inpatient Services: care in a licensed inpatient psychiatric unit of a hospital for those unable to manage themselves because of severe mental disability.
Long-Term Inpatient Care: Referral to a state hospital with the approval of MH/DS . A plan for discharge back to the community is developed upon admission.
Partial Hospitalization: A day treatment (outpatient) service offering a full range of mental health treatment for a minimum of three hours and a maximum of six hours per day for up to five days per week.
Outpatient Services: Consist of diagnosis, evaluation and/or treatment of persons with a mental disability not requiring hospitalization. Types of treatment include individual, group, family therapy, or medication when other modalities are insufficient to meet consumer needs.