Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Programs
The decision to seek psychiatric help for a child or adolescent is not an easy one. Often, it’s hard for parents or loved ones to admit that their child may have a mental illness or psychiatric disorder. For families in this situation, specialized treatment with skilled and experienced clinicians is essential.
The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (PPI) offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services for children and adolescents. All of these services are delivered in safe, nurturing environments. The goal of all therapies is for each child and adolescent to return successfully to his or her home, school and community.
Our Child & Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Program is designed for children and adolescents who are experiencing emotional disorders that prevent them from functioning in school, home or a community setting. This program provides therapeutic and diagnostic treatment planning specific to the individual needs of the child – age 14-17; 18 if still in school.
Our Child & Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Psychiatric Program is designed for children and adolescents who require mental health treatment in a structured, day treatment setting. This program is ideal as a step-up from outpatient psychiatric services or a step-down from inpatient psychiatric services.
Our Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Psychiatric Program allows children and adolescents to receive mental health treatment in an intensive outpatient setting one to three evenings per week. This program is for children and adolescents who can no longer be maintained through traditional outpatient psychiatric services, but have been discharged from inpatient or partial hospitalization psychiatric services.
Our Child & Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatric Program is a less restrictive level of care and allows children and adolescents to receive outpatient treatment while continuing to maintain their normal family and school commitments. Children and adolescents who have completed an inpatient psychiatric program typically continue treatment through our outpatient psychiatric service.
PPI offers a number of special services and clinics to meet the needs of young patients with specific mental disorders. Some of these disorders commonly suffered by children and adolescents are Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinic, ADHD Clinic, and Mood Disorder Clinic.