Inpatient (Acute) Mental Health Care

Offers a wide range of services to treat children and adolescents, along with their families, who are experiencing behavioral health symptoms.

Services Include:

• Behavioral Health Assessment, Referral, and Consultation Service (ARCS)
  • A centralized entry point into care by calling (801) 313-7711.
• Crisis Stabilization
• Inpatient Care
• Day Treatment Programs
• Intensive Outpatient Program
• Outpatient Therapy
• Medication Management

Four Outpatient Family Clinics: Provo, American Fork, Spanish Fork and Wasatch County. Services include: Individual/Group/Family Therapy; Case Management' Medication Management. Nursing Services, Peer Support, Specialized groups such as: Domestic Violence treatment, Parenting Skills, Anger Management; Psychological testing, as needed; Skills Development and Behavior Management.

The Wellness Recovery Clinic (WRC) provides services to individuals who are uninsured or underinsured who meet income criteria.

Mountain Peaks Counseling offers services to those who have insurance other than Medicaid and those who wish to pay cash for services.

Vantage Point Crisis Services for Youth provides 24-hour a day, 7 days a week crisis residential services for male and female youth ages 10-17 who are ungovernable, at risk of becoming runaways, or experiencing serious parent-child conflicts.

Juvenile Receiving provides a 24-hour a day, 7 days a week reception, screening, and evaluation service for juvenile offenders who do not meet criteria for secure detention.

More Services for Children, Youth, and Families, as part of an individualized Recovery Plan.

Provides services to children ages 3-5 who have been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder through Giant Steps Preschools in Orem, Saratoga Springs Spanish Fork and Provo. Giant Steps also provides supportive education programs for parents and families, open to the public, to encourage, educate, and advocate for their child’s needs.

XCEL Adolescent Day Treatment Program provides social skills, emotional regulation skills, and coping strategies for adolescents with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and teens with developmental delays.

New Vista provides outpatient, day treatment, and step-down services for male and female youth, ages 9-18 who have sexual behavior problems.

Aspire is a residential care/treatment program for female youth, ages 12 to 18, who are in DCFS custody.

Stride is an after school day treatment services to assist children ages 5 to 12 who are experiencing challenges with behavior and social skills due to mental illness.

Sandra Wilkes, LCSW: Diagnostic Evaluation - Learning Disorders, Outpatient individual mental health therapy 

Approaches Used:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

See website or contact for additional provider names and specialties. All providers may not provide all services.

The largest hospital in Utah County and a designated Level II Trauma Center serves by providing a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services including hospital services, emergency care, and support groups.

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with 6 beds staffed by Primary Children's specialists.

Pediatric Services:

• Anesthesiology
• Cardiology
• Child Life Specialists
• Ear, Nose and Throat
• Gastroenterology
• Infectious Disease
• Neurology
• Orthopedics
• Pediatric hospitalists (physicians who work at the hospital and only treat hospital patients)
• Psychiatry
• Radiology
• Surgery

Spirometry testing ages 8 and older 801-357-3930, asthma education

Provides inpatient psychiatric care.

Conditions and Treatments:

• Schizophrenia
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy
• Bipolar Disorder
• Anxiety Disorder

Provides behavioral health services to children and adolescents.

Services Include:

• Inpatient Crisis Unit
• Outpatient Day Treatment Program
• Intensive Outpatient program
• Center for Outpatient Counseling 
  • Psychiatric care
  • Medication Management
  • Psychological evaluation, including EEG and MRI examinations 
• On-site Pharmacy Services

Conditions Treated:

• ADHD
• Anxiety
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Depression
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Severe Psychiatric Conditions
• Addiction
• Eating Disorders
• Suicidal Impulses
• Bipolar
• Anger Management
• Tic Disorders

Merrill Kingston, PhD

See website or contact for additional provider names and specialties. All providers may not provide all services.