Rivendell Behavioral Health Services of Kentucky

Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Rivendell Behavioral Health Hospital treats substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. They offer inpatient and outpatient programs for children, adolescents and adults. The children’s programs are for mental health only while the adolescent and adult programs focus on substance use and/or co-occurring mental health disorders. The facility accepts most commercial insurance including TRICARE. They also accept Medicaid and Medicare.

The adolescent inpatient program is a psychiatric program for teens in crisis. This includes suicidal thoughts, inappropriate sexual behavior, depression, runaway behavior, thoughts of hurting other people, mood swings and substance use. After a psychiatric assessment, therapists work with your teen to identify the underlying issues leading to the problematic behavior.

Therapists use dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), individual and group therapy to teach teens the coping skills they need to avoid negative behaviors. Teens work with a nurse, psychiatrist, dietician, and other health professionals while in the program.

The facility offers inpatient, medical detox for adults 18 and up. You’ll have a private room for detox with a nurse monitoring you around the clock. You’ll have medication to assist you through the most uncomfortable symptoms of withdrawal.

When you’re through detox, you’ll see a psychiatrist to determine if a co-occurring mental health disorder is contributing to your substance use. Co-occurring disorders can include depression, anxiety,and bipolar disorder. If necessary, the psychiatrist will prescribe medications to help stabilize your mental health. The length of the inpatient program varies depending on the individual. After your inpatient stay, you can move to the partial hospitalization program (PHP) for further support.

The PHP meets Monday through Friday with therapy beginning at 8:30 a.m. You’ll have lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and then meet for more therapy. Most people stay in the PHP for about a month but that varies based on individual needs.

There’s also an intensive outpatient program (IOP) for adults with substance use disorder who don’t need inpatient treatment but need more than regular counseling. The IOP is a Monday through Friday program. You’ll have therapy from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Clients typically stay in this program for six to eight weeks.