St. Louis Forensic Treatment Center

10/10/2025

Today is World Mental Health Day. Thank you for all you do to help spread awareness around mental health conditions and to support those with mental health conditions. One in five US adults experience a mental health condition annually—impacting the individual and their friends, families, co-workers and others supporting them. Mental well-being is something everyone works to maintain and manage as we muddle through life’s challenges and triumphs. No one should have to face the challenges or joys alone.

09/29/2025

To every officer carrying invisible wounds, and to every spouse, sibling, child, or partner who has lost someone they love, we hold you in our hearts today.

You are not alone. We are with you, and we will keep showing up.

09/26/2025

09/26/2025

I am the 2nd oldest state mental health facility in Missouri - opening On April 23rd, 1869.
Our two campuses are both proud to serve Missourians in the city of St. Louis, 5300 Arsenal and 5351 Delmar.

We provide the highest quality forensic services in a safe, secure, and collaborative inpatient setting for individuals working to improve their mental health and safely reintegrate into the larger community, furthering their own efforts to love, learn, work and have meaningful lives.

We love St. Louis. We are St. Louis.


Missouri History Museum

09/24/2025

What are some of your favorite parts of the fall season?

08/26/2025

Last Friday, our facility was invaded by Galactic forces. Volunteers from the The 501st Legion- a worldwide Star Wars costuming organization comprised of and operated by Star Wars fans - spent time with our clients. Clients and staff were treated to a meet and greet with the Darth Vader and other characters. They also go to enjoy a showing of Star Wars.

08/19/2025

Once a month our Staff Education Department conducts an update to our SMART training- Situation Management & Response Techniques. We are training our employees to ensure safe outcomes for our consumers.

07/30/2025

Share with those who are seeking employment!
Our sister facility is hosting a job fair August 14, 2025.

07/14/2025

Forensic Treatment Center History:
The Library in the Dome Building

When you come in the Main Entrance of the Dome Building, (5400 Arsenal) you are greeted with towering ceilings, a classical rotunda, and glimpses of historical artifacts on the walls. The Dome Conference Center, originally a gymnasium that was added to the Dome Building in the 1920s, offers a place for trainings, seminars, and other events. Some Department of Mental Health employees still work in the building; the building has been continuously in use for 156 years.
If you travel to the basement level of the Dome Building, you’re greeted with the lowest rotunda. A sloping hall leads downwards from the Rotunda towards a unique feature of the Dome Building: The Library.
The Library in the Dome Building became the library of the Missouri Institute of Psychiatry (MIP), later called the Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH). It functioned as a collaboration between the University of Missouri, MIMH, and our facility. The library provided access to the latest research for clinicians, but also supported the training and education of all the specialties on the campus, including music therapists, social workers, pastoral care, recreation therapists, medical and surgical units, psychiatric nursing, and much more.
The MIMH Library was one of the largest, if not the largest, mental health library in the United States during its time. While budget cuts forced its closure in the early 2000s, much of the library remains in the Dome Building. It is now located in the old Employee Dining Room.
The current list suggests that there are roughly 28,000 items in the library. Eventually, each of these items will be fully cataloged and added to a searchable database for use by researchers, historians, and the Department of Mental Health.
A list of the items in the Library can be accessed through the Archive’s website. If you are interested in a particular item, an appointment to view the item can be made with the archivist, Andrea Knobeloch, through email at andrea.knobeloch@dmh.mo.gov.

07/04/2025

06/30/2025

We are seeking an experienced Nurse Manager to fill our Chief Nurse Executive position!
Apply Now at: mocareers.mo.gov https://mocareers.mo.gov/hiretrue/ce3/job-board/5effe9b2-4b89-494b-ac76-c45e25190768/c94f3851-ae73-4b9d-920d-65ffe7fa845d?jb=1

06/19/2025

State offices are closed today in recognition of Federal holiday Juneteenth.