Substance Use and Other Mental Health Services

If necessary, take emergency steps to get help, such as calling 988. When someone is in a suicidal crisis, it is important to limit access to firearms or other potential tools for committing suicide, including prescription and over-the-counter medications. An important step in helping to prevent suicide, in any age group, is getting involved.

We’re Here to Help

If you or someone you love is experiencing symptoms of depression, please contact Peace Hospital for a no-charge assessment and assistance with treatment options.

Call 502-451-3333 or 800-451-3637.

Click each box below to learn more about the mental health treatment options offered at each facility.

Adult

  • Acute inpatient
  • Geriatric psychiatry inpatient
  • Partial hospitalization
  • Intensive Outpatient Program (day and evening)

Adolescent

  • Acute inpatient
  • Acute inpatient for intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • Acute inpatient for highly aggressive females
  • Partial hospitalization “Crossroads
  • Telehealth Intensive Outpatient Program

Children

  • Acute inpatient
  • Acute inpatient for intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • Partial hospitalization “Crossroads

No-charge Services

  • Peace for Parents seminars
  • Conversations with Caregivers seminars
  • Grief Recovery Method support group
  • After care for patients that have completed an adult outpatient program

No-charge crisis assessments are available 24/7. Walk-ins are welcome at Peace Hospital or any UofL Health – Emergency Department. For more information, call 502-451-3333.

UofL Health – Mary & Elizabeth Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient options for those with behavioral health and substance use disorders.

Medical Behavioral Health Unit

The hospital recently completed a $6.6 million renovation to create a new 33-bed medical behavioral health unit. The 16,688 square feet unit offers a wide range of services aimed at treating patients who have psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder psychosis, depression and schizophrenia as well as medical disorders.

The medical behavioral heath unit cares for adult and geriatric patients. Behavioral health services include:

  • Acute crisis stabilization
  • Group/individual therapy
  • Acute substance abuse detoxification
  • Behavior management
  • Medical management
  • Treatment of acute psychiatric symptoms

To learn more about medical behavioral health services provided at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, along with the process to be admitted, please call 502-361-6778 | Fax 502-361-6661.

Medical Detox Unit

UofL Health – Mary & Elizabeth Hospital has partnered with our sister facility, UofL Health – Peace Hospital to create a voluntary inpatient medical detox unit at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital to care for patients with substance use disorders. The unit features 12 private patient rooms, but has the capacity to expand to care for 25 patients.

In addition to assisting patients through the detox process, the unit also offers:

  • Therapy groups led by licensed therapists who work with discharge planning and aftercare services to ensure that patients maintain adherence to their treatment plans to achieve long-term sobriety and increased well-being.
  • Recovery-based therapy, some of which may incorporate music and art components, is available to patients as is guided meditation.

Staff caring for patients on both the medical behavioral health unit and the medical detox unit have experience in behavioral health as well as medical/surgical nursing. The therapists have certification in alcohol and drug counseling.

At discharge, each patient will work with a therapist/case manager to develop a continuing care plan for intensive outpatient, residential or outpatient therapy. Community resources will also be provided so that patients have the support and tools needed in their recovery.

To learn more about medical behavioral health services provided at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, along with the process to be admitted, please call 502-361-6731 | Fax 502-363-7808.

Long-Acting Injection Clinic

Both Mary & Elizabeth Hospital and Peace Hospital offer long-acting injection (LAI) clinics. These retail, pharmacist-operated LAI clinics provide monthly shots of long-acting medications to help patients with substance use and psychotic disorders. Some detox unit patients will be written physician orders to receive LAI injections immediately after discharge before even leaving the Mary & Elizabeth Hospital campus.

To learn more about the onsite retail pharmacy services provided at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, please call 502-367-3315.

Would you be interested in an injection to take the place of daily medication?

Injections offered include:

  • Long-acting antipsychotic medications:
    Abilify®, Abilify Asimtufii®, Abilify Maintena®, Aristada®, Aristada Initio®, Fluphenazine, Haloperidol, Invega Hafyera®, Invega Sustenna®, Invega Trinza®, Perseris®, Risperdal Consta®, Uzedy™
  • Vivitrol®(opioid and alcohol abuse)
  • Sublocade®(opioid abuse)
    Patients with a prescription for Zyprexa® Relprew™ are not eligible.

Pharmacy locations:

UofL Health – Peace Hospital
Main Entrance: 2020 Newburg Rd., Louisville, KY 40205
502-479-4445 | Fax prescriptions: 502-479-4497
Hours: 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday

UofL Health – UofL Hospital
Main Entrance: Jackson Street Outpatient Center
530 S. Jackson St., Louisville, KY 40202
502-562-3571 | Fax prescriptions: 502-562-3354
Hours: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday

UofL Health – Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Main Entrance: 1850 Bluegrass Ave., Louisville, KY 40215
502-367-3315 | Fax prescriptions: 502-367-3318
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday

Learn more about long-acting injectables as provided by AAPP at AAPP.org

Email: OutpatientPharmacy@UofLHealth.org

Accept Medicaid, Medicare and most commercial insurances
Injection schedules may vary

Emergency Psychiatric Services

Emergency Psychiatric Services is a mental health unit located on the first floor of UofL Health – UofL Hospital. This unit is designed to help adults experiencing psychiatric emergencies. Patients will then meet with the multidisciplinary mental health team, which includes psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners and social workers to determine the best treatment option.

The patient may be:

  • Discharged with an outpatient resource that is appropriate to their needs
  • Admitted to Emergency Psychiatric Services 23-hour unit (Holding Bed Unit) for observation
  • Admitted to UofL Hospital
  • Transferred to another hospital (if transferred to another hospital, your family member will be transported by ambulance)

For questions or concerns regarding Emergency Psychiatric Services, call 502-562-3120.

Acute Crisis Stabilization for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse (3 North)

The academic adult inpatient psychiatry unit is a general hospital setting that is staffed by UofL Physicians – Psychiatry attending physicians and residents. The unit provides psychiatric and medical assessment and management including psychopharmacology and a variety of psychotherapeutic modalities. Consultation with other medical specialties is available. Discharge planning connects patients with community resources and follow-up. Electroconvulsive therapy is available for appropriate patients.

Other therapy options include:

  • Holistic and expressive individual and group therapy
  • Recreation and art therapy

Patients cannot be referred directly to 3 North. They must be evaluated through Emergency Psychiatric Services first.

If you need to speak with someone from Inpatient Psychiatry, please call 502-562-4680.

  • Patients are referred to PeaceNow by a UofL Health provider or a community provider.
  • A patient is scheduled for a telehealth assessment by a licensed clinician and then referred to the appropriate level of care within the UofL Health system, or to services outside the system if the most appropriate service is not quickly available.
  • Assessments are performed by a clinical psychologist, or a licensed therapist.
  • Psychologists and licensed therapists can also provide brief therapy services. No long-term therapy offered.
  • Providers will include psychiatric APRNs, supervised by a psychiatrist and Psychiatrists. Clinical services include medication management consideration.

The PeaceNow clinic treats patients aged 12 and above with a range of mental health and substance use concerns including depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, trauma, grief and other mental health concerns. 

Patients must be referred by a UofL Health provider via the electronic health record system, Epic or a community provider can fax a referral.

For more information, visit UofLHealth.org/PeaceNow or call 502-588-6449.

UofL Physicians – Psychiatry is a full-service mental health practice serving adults. This respected group of physicians and therapists includes psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric social workers and addiction counselors. Psychiatry serves thousands of patients each year all over the Louisville area.

Mental health issues Psychiatry can help you with include:

  • Anxiety disorders
  • Behavioral health
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Depression
  • Geriatric psychiatry
  • Memory disorders

Treatments and services:

  • General psychiatry (psychotherapy, medication therapy, cognitive-behavior therapy)
  • Memory disorders (Alzheimer’s and other dementia, acquired brain injuries)
  • Geriatric psychiatry (mental health issues for adults over age 65)
  • Women’s mental health (specifically related to pregnancy and menopause)
  • Inpatient, outpatient, and consultation services at local hospitals
  • Depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorders
  • Psychiatric consultations (at UofL Hospital only)

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)

Patients can be considered for either Buprenorphine or Sublocade.

Referral process:

  • Email face sheet from Cerner or Epic to Tina Beard (Tina.Beard@UofLHealth.org) and/or Destiny House (Destiny.House@UofLHealth.org)
  • Follow-up call to 502-588-4550 to let them know you are referring a patient
  • Specify preferred appointment time if possible
  • Provide drug test/lab information
  • They will provide a scheduled appointment for the patient

In addition, patients can also “Walk In" from 8:00 a.m.-10 a.m. Monday and Wednesday to be seen and drug tested on-site at 401 E. Chestnut St., Suite 610.

For more information call, 502-588-4450.

UofL Physicians – Neuropsychology Clinic, a part of the UofL Health – Brain & Spine Institute with services at UofL Health – Frazier Rehabilitation Institute, offers comprehensive assessments of thinking skills for patients with a range of neurological, medical, genetic and other disorders with known or suspected changes in mental function. Neuropsychologists don’t necessarily “diagnose” conditions, but their role is to provide more information to your medical provider to assist with diagnosis and managing the condition. Conditions often seen in the clinic are:

  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
  • Neurodegenerative diseases and dementias
  • Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders
  • Epilepsy and seizure disorders
  • Brain tumors
  • Stroke and cerebrovascular disease
  • Cancer
  • Autoimmune diseases
  • Toxic-metabolic syndromes
  • Concussion, including sports-related injuries
  • Pre- and post-surgical evaluations

Patients are generally referred when there is a question of changes in thinking skills, mood and/or behavior. Our assessment is used to help your medical provider make a diagnosis, to assist with treatment planning and to give recommendations to improve functioning and quality of life. Neuropsychologists can also track a patient’s thinking skills over time to see if there have been changes and make updated recommendations as needed.

Please contact the Neuropsychology Clinic at 502-582-7484 with any questions.

UofL Physicians – Rehabilitation Psychology Clinic, a part of the UofL Health – Brain & Spine Institute with services provided at UofL Health – Frazier Rehabilitation Institute, provides consultation-liaison services to the inpatient acute rehab population.

  • Health and behavior assessment and therapy services are short-term and solution focused to maximize coping/adjustment to injury and illness, promote engagement in positive health behaviors and prevent comorbidities that limit functional independence.
  • Health and behavior therapy is individualized to address psychological, cognitive, behavioral, somatic and/or social disturbances associated with the presenting medical diagnosis and may include the following evidence-based interventions:
    • Acceptance and commitment therapy
    • Behavior modification
    • Cognitive behavior therapy
    • Mindfulness-based therapy
  • Limited outpatient health and behavior services are available to support UofL Health – Frazier Rehabilitation Institute – Center for Advanced NeuroRehab programs. Call 502-582-7484 to contact the Rehabilitation Clinic.

Center for Advanced NeuroRehab

The Frazier Rehabilitation Institute Center for Advanced NeuroRehab provides comprehensive neurological rehab services to patients with all types of neurological injuries or illnesses, including brain injury, spinal cord injury, strokes/aneurysms and other neurological disorders. The transdisciplinary approach bridges levels of care that empower patients, the workforce and the community to prevent complications experienced by people living with neurological conditions. This approach addresses all aspects of rehabilitation- physical, social/interpersonal, cognitive, emotional and life-long wellness. Patients receiving these services are eligible to be seen by a psychologist who helps address adjustment to injury or illness.

Community-based support groups for individuals living with brain injury are held monthly.

To learn more about the services provided, please call:

As part of the Trauma-Informed FlourishCare Care Model, behavioral health is offered to individuals, couples and families. Our professional staff of licensed therapists are assisted by a team of more than 50 practicum students from the University of Louisville Schools of Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Clinical Behavioral Health and Nursing, many who act as intern therapists providing free counseling to those that cannot afford a co-pay. Students are all supervised by licensed mental health care providers. Our providers offer therapy only.

Team members can treat (age 18 and above):

  • Depression and anxiety
  • Grief and loss
  • Aging
  • Divorce or separation
  • Life transitions
  • Self-esteem issues
  • Self-harm and suicidal ideation
  • COVID-19 stress and long-hauler’s stress
  • Psychological non-epileptic seizures and movement disorders
  • Pre/post-surgery counseling for bariatric surgery patients, cardiac rehab patients and medical psychological issues that arise in health care

For more information, call 502-588-4340 or visit TragerInstitute.org/Mental-Health-Supports.

Trauma Survivors Network Support Group

The Trauma Survivors Network support group meets from 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month in the Glassroom, which is in the basement of UofL Health – Jackson Street Outpatient Center. Through this group, you will:

  • Share experiences and help others
  • Feel less alone, anxious and afraid
  • Learn new skills for coping with trauma
  • Connect to local and national resources

For questions please email Jennifer.Youngberg@UofLHealth.org or Rachel.Mccleeary@UofLHealth.org.


Grief Recovery Method® Support Group

People say you have to let go and move on in your life, but they don’t tell you what you need to do to accomplish that. The Grief Recovery Method® Support Group not only makes that possible but provides partnerships and guidance to ensure that it happens.

Your feelings are normal and natural. Whether your loss is from:

  • Death
  • Divorce or end of a relationship
  • Loss of a career
  • Loss of a child
  • Loss of trust
  • Loss of faith
  • Loss of safety
  • Loss of health
  • Loss of childhood
  • Trauma

Plan to join us for this no-charge eight-week program. Space is limited.

Grief Recovery Method® Support Group
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays Jan. 8 – Feb. 26, 2025
UofL Health – Peace Hospital
Adult Outpatient Center
4414 Churchman Ave.
Louisville, KY 40215

For more information and to sign up call 502-432-2011 or email Lisa Prewitt at Lisa.Prewitt@UofLHealth.org.


Brain Injury Survivor Support Group

The Brain Injury Survivor support group meets from 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month in-person at the Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky and virtually.

For more information, contact Suzanne Wieland at 502-560-8389.


Caregiving for Older Adults Support Groups

Our caregiver support groups provide a safe place to discuss your challenges and joys of being a caregiver. You're welcome to join to connect with peer caregivers that are sharing similar situations.

Take a moment to join your peers in reflecting on your time as a caregiver and gain tips and knowledge about care giving. 

Weekly Meetings

  • Daytime Support Groups
    • 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Tuesday (meets virtually)
    • 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Wednesday (meets virtually)
  • Evening Support Groups
    • 6:00 p.m-7:30 p.m. Wednesday (meets virtually)

Have questions? Call our Caregiver Hotline at 502-557-0550 or send us an email at TragerInstitute@Louisville.edu.

For patients diagnosed with cancer, the M. Krista Loyd Resource Center through UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center provides support to patients as they face the psychological challenges of diagnoses and treatment of cancer.

Services include:

  • Art therapy
  • Massage therapy
  • Music therapy
  • Counseling Chaplaincy
  • Dietitian expertise
  • Oncology comfort items (wigs, scarves, hats, port pillows, breast prosthetics, etc.)
  • Social work
  • Sexual health counseling
  • Tobacco cessation

Contact the M. Krista Loyd Resource Center, located on the first floor of Brown Cancer Center, at 502-562-7092 or visit UofLHealth.org/Locations/Brown-Cancer-Center/Services/Soar-On/.

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