St. John's Mercy Behavioral Health

For more information or to schedule an evaluation or admission, call 314-251-6565.

St. John’s Mercy Behavioral Health is dedicated to providing education, prevention and treatment for psychiatric illness and chemical dependency for the community we serve. As a leader in behavioral health services, St. John’s Mercy Behavioral Health provides high-quality, comprehensive treatment for senior adults, adults, adolescents and children to offer hope for those whose lives are affected by these illnesses. In keeping with the St. John’s Mercy mission of health care ministry, we are committed to providing services with compassion and respect for the individual person.

Treatment Philosophy
St. John’s Mercy Behavioral Health offers specialized behavioral health services for senior adults, adults, adolescents, children and families through various levels of care, inpatient and outpatient. St. John’s Mercy Behavioral Health believes that, with professional counseling, comprehensive education about mental illness and medication therapy as needed, patients can learn to cope and function with a psychiatric illness and improve the quality of their lives.

For individuals who suffer with both a psychiatric illness and chemical dependency, we offer specialized dual-diagnosis treatment that addresses the problems and issues of both these primary illnesses. Our multi-disciplinary treatment for alcoholism and other drug dependencies, and compulsive disorders such as gambling addiction, is based upon the belief that addiction is a disease. Treatment includes individual and group counseling, relapse-prevention techniques, and the ongoing support of the 12-step programs of Alcoholics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous and other addiction-recovery support groups.

Additional Behavioral Health Services
Other behavioral health services available through St. John’s Mercy Behavioral Health include:

• Aftercare (following adult chemical dependency and dual-diagnosis treatment, and adolescent treatment)
• 24-hour evaluation
• Psychological and psycho-educational testing
• Two clinics staffed by psychiatrists who are board-certified in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, an advanced practice nurse, psychologists and therapists
• Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT)
• Support groups such as AA, NA, OCD, Al-Anon, which meet at our outpatient facility
• Family education and therapy
• Adolescent group therapy
• Chemical dependency information classes

Our services are designed to accommodate behavioral health needs ranging from short-term, outpatient counseling for marriage and family problems to inpatient stabilization for psychiatric illness and chemical dependency.

Confidential information on services and evaluation of the mental health concern are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These services are provided by qualified, experienced behavioral health professionals who assist individuals in taking the first step toward getting help and improving the quality of their lives.

How to Seek Help
St. John's Mercy Behavioral Health offers free, confidential evaluations for anyone needing assistance with a psychiatric, behavioral or addictive disorder. Evaluations, as well as referrals to physicians or community resources, are available 24 hours a day. For more information or to schedule an evaluation or admission, call 314-251-6565.

The Health Information section of this web site includes online resources regarding Mental Health.

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615 S. New Ballas Rd., St. Louis, Missouri, 63141