Fairmount Behavioral Health System

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Located on a beautiful 27-acre wooded campus, Fairmount Behavioral Health System is the largest freestanding behavioral health hospital in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Fairmount is a private 239-bed behavioral health facility that specializes in treatment for children, adolescents and adults. The spacious campus bordering Fairmount Park in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia is a peaceful setting for patients and families. Fairmount Behavioral Health System provides inpatient services to children, ages 5-10 years of age; young adolescents, ages 10-12 years of age; and gender-specific adolescent programing for ages 13-17 years of age. Fairmount Behavioral Health System has expanded our child/adolescent services which now includes specialized programming for adolescent girls. In addition, we also offer a short-term Acute Partial Hospitalization Program for Adolescents. Our size allows us to provide specialized inpatient programming based upon clinical profile and functioning level. We now specialize in Trauma-Informed Women’s Treatment We also offer a separately licensed drug/alcohol program providing detoxification (opiates, alcohol, benzodiazepines) and rehabilitation services. We also offer a separately licensed drug/alcohol program providing detoxification (opiates, alcohol, benzodiazepines) and rehabilitation services using Subutex and Vivitrol.We offer a unique continuum of care for individuals with co-occurring psychiatric and chemical dependency needs which includes a screening and continuity of care visit by a member of our Chemical Dependency Clinical Leadership as well as a bed hold on the CD Program. With a call to Fairmount, you have immediate access to master level clinicians, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, who can assess an individual in crisis and arrange admission to the appropriate level of care. A psychiatrist is on site at all times. Whatever the need, at any time of the day or night, high quality care is as close as a telephone. To schedule an assessment, call 1-800-235-0200.

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