What is Peachford?
Peachford Hospital offers a nurturing environment for adults, seniors, teens and children looking for hope and healing from emotional, behavioral, psychiatric and addiction issues.
How do I admit myself into a mental hospital?
If you would like to be admitted as a voluntary patient, you can try the following.
- Speak to someone in your community mental health team (CMHT), if you have one.
- Contact your local crisis team.
- Contact your GP.
- Go to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department of a local hospital.
When was Peachford hospital built?
Since 1973, Peachford Hospital has provided mental health and chemical dependency treatment to Atlanta and the Southeast. We offer a safe and nurturing environment for children, adolescents, adults and seniors to find hope and healing from emotional, psychiatric and addictive diseases.
What is the Georgia Crisis Line?
1-800-715-4225
Georgia Crisis & Access Line (GCAL) 1-800-715-4225.
Do mental hospitals cost money?
The average cost to deliver care was highest for Medicare and lowest for the uninsured: schizophrenia treatment, $8,509 for 11.1 days and $5,707 for 7.4 days, respectively; bipolar disorder treatment, $7,593 for 9.4 days and $4,356 for 5.5 days; depression treatment, $6,990 for 8.4 days and $3,616 for 4.4 days; drug …
Can you have your phone in a mental hospital?
During your inpatient psychiatric stay, you can have visitors and make phone calls in a supervised area. Most mental health centers limit visitor and phone call hours to allow more time for treatment.
What does a crisis center do?
A crisis center is a resource for individuals going through mental health crises. They provide mental health services and emotional support for their state or local communities. Most crisis centers are non-profit and many utilize trained volunteers as well as mental health professionals.
What does a mobile crisis team do?
The Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) provides professional, same-day intervention for adults who are experiencing mental health crises. The team visits clients and their families to prevent acute psychiatric crises from becoming emergencies that require law enforcement involvement or involuntary hospitalization.
Can you wear your own clothes in a mental hospital?
Almost all psychiatric units prohibit certain types of clothing, such as see-through items, high heels, revealing garments, and visible underwear. On other units, patients are asked to wear their own pajamas and robes. On still other units, patients are asked to wear their own street clothes brought from home.
Why do mental patients wear white?
Spiritual care workers also wear white coats in many modern hospitals. The psychiatrist in the general medical hospital may find that the coat creates a calming, safe rapport with the patient. It facilitates his or her professional identity and serves as a gateway to acceptance among medical staff and patients.
What kind of treatment does Peachford Hospital offer?
Peachford’s senior treatment programs are tailored to the needs of elderly patients, offering services with compassion and dignity. Patients may receive treatment for addiction, psychiatric issues or dual diagnosis. Our approach is designed to treat individuals with co-occurring alcohol or drug related problems and psychiatric issues.
Where is Peachford Hospital in Atlanta GA located?
Peachford Hospital. 2151 Peachford Road. Atlanta, Georgia 30338. Physicians are on the medical staff of Peachford Hospital, but, with limited exceptions, are independent practitioners who are not employees or agents of Peachford Hospital.
Who is the psychiatrist at Peachford behavioral health?
Dr. Dutta is responsible for the clinical supervision of the Adult Services at Peachford Behavioral Health System. He received his early psychiatric training at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
How old do kids have to be to go to Peachford Hospital?
When your child is dealing with mental health issues, you want them to be able to get the help they need in a loving and caring atmosphere. At Peachford Hospital, our children’s programs are designed to treat kids ages 4 to 12. The programs are administered by professionals experienced at working with this age group.