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Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services opened its Psychiatric Urgent Care Center April 15, 2019. The center is designed to provide same-day assessment and treatment for people experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms who cannot wait for routine outpatient intervention

In 2018, Pine Rest started a pilot project with Priority Health to conduct the follow-up via Telehealth Services technology. A 30-minute telehealth session set-up by the case manager prior to discharge, the appointment is a supportive session to improve communications with patients and help them connect with the necessary resources and level of care they need. “Conducting the follow up visit via telehealth removes many barriers for the patient,” says Nicole Gilbertson, PsyD, from Christian Counseling Center who is also a provider of Telehealth Services. At least two of the adults I’ve visited with would probably have ended up back in the hospital if they hadn’t had this visit to help them develop a plan to address worsening symptoms.

As more and more children are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), it is important as a parent to learn more about the disorder and those who experience ASD. This means it is likely you have a neighbor, friend or family member who has ASD or that your child has a classmate with ASD. Understanding characteristics of children with ASD can help you relate to them Their brains of children with ASD take in information and respond to the world differently One way to understand what difference ASD makes in a child’s life is to think about how children’s brains take in information and respond to the world. If you, as a parent, can understand the differences that ASD brings to a family, you can help your child to be the best possible friend and provide a helping hand to another parent.

It’s important for parents to help teens and children to understand they need to be getting adequate sleep to be ready for all the other things in your life. It’s creating a routine at night to make going to sleep a little easier, or taking out things that make going to sleep harder. Some tips include: * Don’t feed kids large meals right 30-60 minutes before bed, otherwise the digestion can keep them up. His clinical interests include relational issues, couples and marital therapy, depression/anxiety concerns, men’s issues, identity issues, stress management, and the integration of mindfulness practices for anxiety reduction.