As April unfolds, so does Alcohol Awareness Month – a period dedicated to highlighting the importance of understanding the impact of alcohol on individuals, families, and communities. It’s a time for reflection, education, and most importantly, action. Hendricks Behavioral Hospital supports Alcohol Awareness Month by raising awareness and providing treatment [...]
Did you know April is Stress Awareness Month? Let's talk about stress! It's something we all experience, but it's important to recognize its impact on our mental and physical well-being. This month, let's raise awareness and support each other in managing stress better. Whether it's through mindfulness, exercise, hobbies, or [...]
What are Thought Disorders? Thought disorders are mental health conditions characterized by disturbances in thinking, perception, and cognition. These disorders affect how individuals interpret and interact with the world around them. Thought disorders often affect people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, delusional disorder, psychotic depression, substance-induced psychosis, and a [...]
Hendricks Behavioral Hospital invites you to take a moment to honor and appreciate the incredible dedication and compassion of social workers everywhere. From supporting individuals and families during a mental health crisis, during the intake process, advocating and discharge planning, working with schools, and linking to care after completing IOP, [...]
Hendricks Behavioral Hospital is proud to announce Gemini Howell-Bey as the Director of Human Resources. Gemini is a dynamic and multi-layered individual, bringing a unique blend of duality and adaptability to her professional and personal life.A devoted mother to one daughter and a proud pet parent to a dog, Gemini's [...]
Are you a teen or a parent of a teen looking for support and guidance on a journey to better mental health? We've got fantastic news for you! Our Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is here to help you strive and shine! What is IOP? Our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) [...]
Hendricks Behavioral Hospital is proud to announce that we have partnered with the DAISY Foundation for the Daisy Award! This recognition program celebrates nurses by collecting nominations for those who have demonstrated extraordinary compassion, dedication, and clinical expertise in their interactions with patients and colleagues. Commitment to providing exceptional care [...]
Hendricks Behavioral Hospital is proud to announce Tammy Greene as our Chief Nursing Officer. Tammy has been a nurse for 12 years, earning her ASN through Ivy Tech Community College, her BSN through IU Kokomo, her MSN through Western Governors University, and is currently completing the final requirements for her [...]
At Hendricks Behavioral Hospital, we believe that mental health is not just an absence of illness but a profound investment in the richness of our lives. If help with behavioral health is new to you and you are unsure of next steps, please watch this video explaining the process from [...]
Recognize the link between physical and emotional well-being amidst life's hustles. Nurture mental resilience with practical, sustainable steps. Discover manageable ways to enhance mental and emotional health this year. Listen to Your Body: Recognizing Emotional Clues Our bodies are intricate messengers, often revealing emotional distress through physical symptoms. Insomnia, fatigue, [...]
Hendricks Behavioral Hospital's Activity Therapy Department includes Recreation Therapy, Music Therapy and several contracted services; fitness, yoga, pet therapy, and behavior management. Each discipline collaborates with an interdisciplinary treatment team and uses various activities as a form of active treatment in order improve patients overall functioning in the following areas [...]
What is Pride Month? Pride Month commemorates the 1969 Stonewell Uprising in New York and celebrates the LGBTQ community and the fight for equal rights. The Stonewell Uprising began on June 28, 1969, when police in New York raided the Stonewall Inn, a prominent gay bar in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. [...]
What are Edibles? Edibles are food products infused with marijuana. The amount of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, can vary in each item. The amount and ingredients can vary even more in homemade edibles. Edibles take longer than smoking marijuana to affect an individual which makes it harder [...]
Strive Day School is an alternative program offered through our traditional adolescent Strive Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). This program is offered to males and females ages 13 to 17. The full day school program is recommended when adolescents may be stepping down from an acute inpatient stay, or when traditional [...]
Angie Best-Egler is the new Clinical Educator for Hendricks Behavioral Hospital. She has been a psychiatric nurse for over 15 years, and last served as clinical nursing supervisor for Eskenazi’s Narcotics Treatment Program. She is a member of Hendricks County Alliance for Diversity and serves on the board of Hendricks [...]
In 2021, xylazine was found in 91% of opioid samples in Philadelphia. Xylazine, a non-opioid sedative used in veterinary medicine, has recently gained attention for its role in increasing overdoses nationwide. However, it is not new to the illicit drug market. Xylazine is not approved for use in humans and [...]
Christine Daniel has been named the Director of Outpatient Services at Hendricks Behavioral Hospital. She will serve with a focus on continuum of care, step-down services, and engaging people in need of person-centered treatment and support. Christine previously served as the Executive Director of Transitional Healthcare for the Indiana Department [...]
Hendricks Behavioral Hospital is honored to be a community resource and have the ability to give back to our community. The hospital partnered with FOP Lodge #132 to assist them in their annual Shop With a Cop program. The lodge was able to assist over 70 kids and 25 families [...]
The State of Indiana released data showing significant incidences where alcohol and/or illegal substances are impacting Hoosiers. In 2021, there were 19,087 discharges from our emergency rooms, 2,554 deaths, 600,303 Naloxone administered by EMS personnel, and 44,248 arrests due to alcohol and other substances. The one thing that is evident [...]
Judy Bannister is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor. With over 25 years of experience, Judy has worked with a range of clients in the community, incarcerated, homeless, individuals with severe mental health and substance use diagnoses, at risk children and families, group therapy, developmental disabilities, [...]
Hendricks Behavioral Hospital has expanded our activity therapy to include more services to enhance the experience of our patients. We now have a licensed board-certified behavior analyst coming in twice a week for our Thrive and Foundations units through the company Kids Count Therapy. They will also be offering speech [...]
Hendricks Behavioral Hospital welcomes its newest member to the Business Development Team. Sara T. is the new Community Liaison. Sara has a Bachelor’s degree from IUPUI and comes to us with a broad background in the mental health and addictions field. Sara enjoys spending her free time with her mini-bernadoodle, [...]
ADOLESCENT INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM OPENS AT HENDRICKS BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL – Both In Person and Tele-medicine (Virtual) Hendricks Behavioral Hospital provides a comprehensive, trauma-based, compassionate group for male and female adolescents ages 13 to 17 years old. Intensive Outpatient Programming (IOP) is recommended when traditional outpatient methods have failed or don’t [...]
Hendricks Behavioral Hospital Employee Spotlight – Annette Krieder, Director of Clinical Services Annette has provided both inpatient and outpatient mental health services to people of all ages in a variety of settings including hospitals, community mental health centers, residential treatment facilities, group homes, and private practice. She has provided substance [...]
ALARMING STUDIES SHOW INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES AMONG YOUTH; Hendricks Behavioral Hospital Opens Adolescent Services The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Children’s Hospital Association -- which collectively represent over 77,000 physicians and over 200 children's hospitals -- are sounding the [...]