Child & Adolescent Care Unit
The Child & Adolescent Care Unit, located at Grandview Medical Center, is an 11-bed, secure inpatient psychiatric facility for the treatment of children and adolescents from ages 2 years - 18 years experiencing acute behavioral health treatment needs. Since we are located at a full service medical facility, our patients also have access to consultation by other medical specialists for non-psychiatric medical needs.
We recognize that it isn't easy to trust just anyone to care for your child. That's why all of the attending psychiatrists, staff nurses, social workers, technicians, professional therapists and counselors that work in our Child & Adolescent Care Unit have extensive training and experience in providing the special approaches to care that our youngest patients require. All these professionals work together to provide an environment where the patient and his/her family can best work on each particular problem area.
Our goal is to help our patients and their families learn new problem solving skills, interpersonal skills, and to give them the opportunity to practice these skills. Our staff is trained to use evidence-based practices to help our patients begin to make changes, with an emphasis on planning to continue the work of recovery long after the inpatient hospital stay has ended. A structured therapeutic program is offered on the Unit to provide patients with the optimal environment for recovery. Individual, group, and family services are combined to assist the patient, depending upon each patient's individual treatment plan.
To ensure that the educational needs of our child and adolescent patients are met during their stay with us, we are also home to the Grandview School, a licensed, on-site school staffed by highly-trained, Master's-prepared special educators.
Admission to the Child & Adolescent Care Unit
A staff of Master's-prepared intake coordinators is available to our Emergency Department and medical staff twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week. These trained professionals gather certain health information for a determination by the medical director for appropriate admission, and to arrange outpatient referrals when needed. Emergencies should be handled by calling 911 or one of the crisis numbers listed on this webpage, or by visiting your nearest Emergency Department anytime.
If you have any questions regarding admissions, please call and speak with one of our friendly intake coordinators now, at 205-971-6190. All calls are confidential.