behavioral health services

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES
Did you know that over 50 million
Americans struggle with mental health
issues each year?
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Mental Health: A Report of the
Surgeon General. Rockville, Md., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health
Services,1999, pp. 408409, 411.)
Behavioral Health Services
501 South Union Avenue
Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078
To access services: 443-843-8800
umuch.org/behavioralhealth
100214
umuch.org/behavioralhealth
The Behavioral Health professionals at
University of Maryland Harford Memorial
Hospital are committed to providing hope and
healing by offering a continuum of care services
ranging from acute inpatient care, intensive
outpatient programming, outpatient treatment
and emergency and medical department
evaluation services. All services are provided by
licensed professionals dedicated to helping
patients live their lives to the fullest.
Treatment Services
Acute Inpatient Treatment
Inpatient behavioral health treatment is
provided at UM Harford Memorial Hospital
for individuals 18 years of age or older who
are in need of short term, acute psychiatric
care. We provide a safe environment where
patients receive a comprehensive evaluation
and intensive, multidisciplinary treatment to
facilitate their reentry into the community. Our
facility accommodates medically compromised
and physically disabled patients requiring
inpatient behavioral health treatment. Treatment
may include group and individual therapies,
medication evaluation and monitoring, nursing
services, occupational therapy, social work
services, education, and support services. Acute
inpatient treatment is accessed through
emergency department evaluations.
Intensive Outpatient Program
The mental health Intensive Outpatient Program
(IOP) is provided at UM Harford Memorial
Hospital and is a structured, group therapy
program for adults who are experiencing
significant mental health issues that interfere
with social, occupational or interpersonal
functioning. A comprehensive evaluation
process will determine if patients require this
level of care. Group therapy provides an
opportunity to explore how patients understand
themselves and others. Participants actively take
part in treatment outcomes and receive
multidisciplinary and multimodal treatment
from a highly qualified and licensed behavioral
health team. Patients and providers may call
443-843-8800 to access IOP services.
Outpatient Clinic
Outpatient Clinic services are provided at UM
Harford Memorial Hospital. Services offered
include medication evaluation/management and
psychotherapy. Patients may call 443-843-8800
to access Outpatient Clinic services.
Emergency Room Evaluation
Licensed and qualified behavioral health
clinicians are available at UM Harford Memorial
Hospital and UM Upper Chesapeake Medical
Center to evaluate and determine appropriate
levels of care for patients presenting to the
Emergency Department with psychiatric care
needs. To reach the Emergency Department
Behavioral Health team, please call
443-843-8800.
Medical Consultations
Licensed and qualified behavioral health
clinicians are available at UM Harford Memorial
Hospital and UM Upper Chesapeake Medical
Center to evaluate and determine appropriate
levels of care for patients with psychiatric care
needs that are in a medical care unit of the
hospital.
LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST. WE CAN HELP.