About Saint Luke’s Behavioral Health Center – Phoenix
St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Center on East Van Buren in Phoenix, Arizona, offers mental health care and addiction recovery services to adults, with a specialized focus on geriatric psychiatric and behavioral health. There are inpatient programs for youth and adults and a special geriatrics treatment plan. Medication assisted treatment and medical detoxification are provided for those 18 and older. There are outpatient and intensive outpatient programs available for both mental health concerns and addiction.
St. Luke’s inpatient addiction treatment program includes 24-hour monitoring, individual and family assessments. The program includes medication assisted treatment and interventions that are used in conjunction with individual and group therapy. Patients are introduced to cognitive behavioral therapy, Step Orientation and introductory sponsorship. After medical detoxification, individuals are given nutrition and medication education, learn to build coping skills, are taught relaxation and goal setting techniques and participate in recreational activities.
Inpatient mental health programs for children and youth are available for those ages 5 to 17. Adult mental health inpatient programs are geared to ages 18 to 64, and the geriatrics specific treatment plans are for 65 plus. Psychiatric and mental health experts such as psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers, psychiatrists and psychologists, work with support staff and other health professionals to deliver personalized therapeutic care.
St. Luke’s accepts insurance, including Medicaid and Medicare. It is important to check with your personal health insurance provider to ensure you understand what coverage you have and whether there is a co-pay or expenses that are not covered.