Mental Health Services
Penn Highlands Healthcare offers comprehensive behavioral health services across Northwestern/Central and Southwestern Pennsylvania to deliver expert care with compassion. We focus on providing clear and collaborative mental health care that starts with safe stabilization, ensuring our patients’ most critical mental, physical and emotional safety needs are addressed first. Throughout immediate and long-term treatment, we strive to listen and provide care that meets each patient’s unique needs.
Mental Health Services at Penn Highlands
Penn Highlands behavioral health and mental health services provides outpatient and inpatient care for all ages, including children 5 and older, teens, adults and seniors ages 55+. We also have the capabilities and expertise to support people who may be experiencing a mental health crisis and need immediate access to a higher level of care.
Looking to connect with a loved one who is receiving inpatient mental health services? Call the unit you're looking for directly:
- Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health: 814-375-6337
- Geriatric Inpatient Behavioral Health:
- Senior Transitions Unit at Penn Highlands Brookville: 814-849-1850
- Bright Horizons Center for Emotional Wellness at Penn Highlands Clearfield: 814-768-2184
- Child & Adolescent Inpatient Behavioral Health: 814-375-6363
- Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF): 814-375-6280
- CNX Foundation Substance Recovery: 724-258-1701
- Outpatient Behavioral Health Services: 814-375-6379
To learn more about our comprehensive services, including locations, please continue to read below.
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Behavioral Health Outpatient Center - DuBois
Behavioral Health Inpatient Adult Unit - Mon Valley
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Behavioral Health Inpatient Adult Unit - Connellsville
Behavioral Health Inpatient Adult Unit - Mon Valley
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Addiction Medicine
Behavioral Health Outpatient Center - DuBois
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Behavioral Health Inpatient Adult Unit - DuBois
Behavioral Health Outpatient Center - DuBois
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Cameron County Rural Health Center
A Service of Penn Highlands Elk
Moshannon Valley Rural Health Center
A Service of Penn Highlands Brookville
Behavioral Health Outpatient Center - DuBois
Marienville Rural Health Center
A Service of Penn Highlands Brookville
New Bethlehem Rural Health Center
A Service of Penn Highlands Brookville
Johnsonburg Rural Health Center
A Service of Penn Highlands Elk
Brookville Rural Health Center
A Service of Penn Highlands DuBois
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Behavioral Health Inpatient Adult Unit - Connellsville
Behavioral Health Inpatient Adult Unit - Mon Valley
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Behavioral Health Inpatient Adult Unit - Connellsville
Behavioral Health Inpatient Adult Unit - Mon Valley
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Behavioral Health Outpatient Center - DuBois
Bright Horizons Outpatient Center - Clearfield
Psychiatry
Behavioral Health Inpatient Adult Unit - DuBois
Behavioral Health Outpatient Center - DuBois
Comprehensive Behavioral Health Services Near Me
We Treat Patients 5 and Older Throughout Western Pennsylvania
Life can be heavy, and mental health challenges affect most everyone at some point in their life. Whether you struggle with a mental health issue, your child is experiencing depression or anxiety or your aging parent feels weighed down by grief, Penn Highlands Healthcare is here to meet your needs.
Behavioral health and mental health services at Penn Highlands provides compassionate, comprehensive mental health care treatment across multiple hospitals and outpatient locations in Northwestern/Central and Southwestern Pennsylvania. Because we know mental and physical health go hand-in-hand, we thoughtfully and expertly treat mental health conditions alongside other physical health conditions, like diabetes, COPD, addiction, and substance abuse disorders. Our holistic approach to behavioral health treats the whole patient, ensuring better outcomes. Penn Highlands behavioral and mental health services include
- Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health: Our adult inpatient program specializes in the treatment of emotional and behavioral difficulties experienced by individuals 18 years or older. To learn more about our Adult Inpatient Program, call 814-375-6337.
- Geriatric Inpatient Behavioral Health: Penn Highlands Healthcare offers inpatient treatment units at two of our locations for our senior patients who are dealing with mental health disorders or emotional crises. Each unit has 10 beds and specializes in treating emotional and behavioral difficulties often experienced by individuals 55 years and older. Learn more about our geriatric inpatient programs:
- Senior Transitions Unit at Penn Highlands Brookville: 814-849-1850
- Bright Horizons Center for Emotional Wellness at Penn Highlands Clearfield: 814-768-2184
- Child & Adolescent Inpatient Behavioral Health: Our child and adolescent inpatient program at the Stern Center for Behavioral Health in DuBois (located on the Penn Highlands DuBois East’s Campus) offers specialized treatment to young people age 5-18 who are exhibiting severe, acute behavioral problems impairing their ability to function in the home and/or school. To learn more about our Child & Adolescent Inpatient Program, call 814-375-6363.
- Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF): Penn Highlands Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, known as R-Place, is located on DuBois on Penn Highland’s East’s Campus. It offers a longer-term (approximately 90-day), home-like residential program for children and adolescents dealing with mental health conditions. Call 814-375-6280 to learn more.
- CNX Foundation Substance Recovery Unit: Our CNX Foundation Substance Recovery Unit at Penn Highlands Mon Valley provides the highest level of inpatient care for substance use disorders, including for patients with co-occurring medical conditions, like depression, COPD or diabetes, who need the resources of a full acute-care hospital. It’s the only facility of its kind in the four-county area of Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties. For more information, call 724-258-1701.
- Outpatient Behavioral Health Services: Our comprehensive outpatient services are for all ages who are managing ongoing mental health conditions or substance abuse disorders. Penn Highlands offers in-person outpatient behavioral health at Penn Highlands Stern Center for Behavioral Health (located on the DuBois East Campus) and Bright Horizons Outpatient Center in Clearfield. We also offer telehealth and online therapy appointments. Call 814-375-6379 for more information.
Our Team of Expert Mental Health Providers
When it comes to mental health for you or your loved one, you want care from people who have the compassion and expertise to provide safe, personalized treatment. Our team includes psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, a neuro-psychologist, physician assistants, licensed clinical social workers and licensed professional counselors.
When To Seek Help
There’s never a wrong time to seek behavioral or mental health support. If you or a loved one seems disinterested in normal activities, is self-harming, feels continually overwhelmed or anxious, or is unable to cope with the regular demands of life, mental health services could be helpful. For inpatient admission, someone is typically experiencing:
- Thoughts or behaviors about harming yourself or others
- Severe symptoms, such as hallucinations, delusions or extreme mood changes, that threaten the safety of yourself or others
- Unsuccessful outpatient treatment
Make a Referral
Anyone can make a referral to outpatient or inpatient behavioral health services by calling 814-375-6379. All inpatient admissions must be approved by a Penn Highlands psychiatrist.
Inpatient referrals are accepted 24 hours a day. Referrals to the inpatient units may be made by anyone — including patients themselves — as well as:
- Mental health providers
- Mobile crisis services
- Community mental health agencies
- Case managers
- Physicians or other healthcare providers
- School staff
- Family and friends
- Individuals may also present themselves to the Penn Highlands DuBois Emergency Department for a mental health evaluation.
Crisis Resources:
- The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available for anyone with mental health issues needing support. They offer options for calling, texting, or chatting.
- If you or a loved one is in a crisis situation, call 9-1-1 or go to your closest emergency department.
Frequently Asked Questions About Mental Health Services
Penn Highlands Healthcare offers a variety of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services to treat the unique mental health concerns of patients starting at age 5 on up, including adolescents, teens, adults and seniors.
Penn Highlands Healthcare provides behavioral and mental health services for everyone who is 5 and older. Our compassionate, comprehensive mental health services are tailored to the unique needs of people based on their age and includes our Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health, Adult Behavioral Health, and Geriatric Behavioral Health services.
If you or a loved one is in a crisis situation, call 9-1-1 or go to your closest emergency department. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available for anyone needing mental health support. They offer options for calling, texting, or chatting.
The difference between inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment at Penn Highlands is that inpatient services are for patients who are experiencing or recovering from a mental health crisis and could benefit from more intensive, daily treatment by staying at one of our inpatient locations. Our adult and child/adolescent inpatient units operate 24/7 and provide daily, multidisciplinary care that addresses mental and physical health conditions. Our outpatient services provide assessment, counseling and therapies, including Medication Assisted Treatment (Suboxone, Zubsolv and FDA-approved alcohol medications) for substance abuse disorder recovery. Penn Highlands outpatient mental health services are offered at multiple locations throughout Northwestern/Central and Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Yes, Penn Highlands offers telehealth and online therapy appointments. You can schedule an appointment through our Outpatient Behavioral Health Services by calling 814-375-6379. A video link will be sent at the time of your appointment, and you simply join the video via the link.
