The inpatient unit offers acute psychiatric care for up to 19 children and adolescents who are struggling with mental health problems in the context of a developmental disability, such as intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder. The goal of the program is to achieve stabilization and transition to lower levels of care. The treatment offered is multidisciplinary and caregiver-centered, focusing on decreasing behaviors interfering with the youth’s ability to be successful in their home and community. 

The inpatient unit is a member of the National Autism and Intellectual Disability Psychiatric Care Collaborative. 

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