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 [...]
Are you making your New Year’s Resolutions? Take Inventory and then take action! While most people will vow to exercise more, eat healthier, and lose weight in 2021, many don’t realize that physical health and mental health are intricately linked. On a good day, everyday stressors can leave us feeling [...]
Hendricks Behavioral Hospital in the US is set to expand its adult outpatient services to address the increasing rates of mental health and behavioural issues due to anxiety and stress from the Covid-19 pandemic in central Indiana. READ MORE
The Hendricks Behavioral Hospital Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony took place on Friday, May 14th, 2021. Watch the full video and view photos from the event below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3i8l8wWXAk
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Watch this video from Governor Holcomb sharing his excitement for our new programs in Hendricks County! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBLWxnm5Eu8
Hendricks Behavioral Hospital has received the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. Hendricks Behavioral Hospital underwent an [...]