Inpatient Psychiatric Care for Children and Adults

It can be difficult to see the path forward when you’re in a mental health crisis. We help you start your healing journey in our short-term inpatient psychiatric program. At Havenwyck Hospital, you get the tools, skills and support you need to take the next steps.

We offer 24/7 inpatient care for adults and children. Our team helps you set your goals and find ways to achieve them. We have been serving the Auburn Hills community for decades and are deeply committed to the people we care for.

At Havenwyck Hospital, we meet people at some of the hardest times in their lives. We want you to feel cared for when you’re with us. During your stay, we work with you to develop healthy coping skills that help serve you when you leave.

Highlights of our program include:

• Access 24/7: Call us or walk in any time, day or night, for a mental health assessment so you can get the care you need.
• Trauma-informed approach: Our providers are trained to take a trauma-informed approach. We understand the impact that past experiences have on your mental health and create a supportive, healing environment to help you recover.
• Dedicated, diverse care team: Your providers include psychiatrists, social workers, therapists and nurses. Our commitment is reflected in our caring, thoughtful approach. Our staff also brings a diverse range of perspectives to our care, creating a more inclusive and culturally sensitive environment.
• Commitment to improvement: We’re proud of the care we provide and continuously look for ways to improve it. We welcome feedback that can help us enhance our services.

Our inpatient programs provide comprehensive psychiatric treatment for the needs of adults and children. Most people stay with us for 7 to 10 days.

We offer both mixed-gender and gender-specific units, depending on your needs. Transgender and gender nonbinary individuals receive supportive, tailored and compassionate care that respects their identity and prioritizes their comfort.

Inpatient care includes:

• Inpatient psychiatric care for adults (18+): This program empowers you to manage mental health challenges and take the next steps to transition back to life and work.
• Inpatient psychiatric care for children and adolescents (6-17): Our providers structure the program to address your child’s unique developmental and emotional challenges in age-appropriate ways. Our nursing team regularly updates you about your child’s progress. We involve you in your child’s treatment and discharge plan.

We provide short-term care for people experiencing a mental health crisis that makes them a danger to themselves or others. Conditions we treat include:

• Bipolar disorder
• Co-occurring substance use and mental health concerns
• Delusions and hallucinations
• Depression
• Homicidal behavior
• Mania or hypomania
• Mild developmental disabilities
• Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder
• Self-harm
• Suicidal thoughts and behaviors

We tailor a treatment plan that meets your needs and goals. Group therapy sessions form the foundation of your inpatient treatment at Havenwyck Hospital.

We develop your treatment plan with your input and input from your loved ones (if you want that). For a child’s care plan, we always involve the family in the decision-making process.

We learn about your goals and develop a plan to help you achieve them. This is your treatment, and we want to get as much buy-in from you as possible so you can heal and recover. We check in with you every day during treatment to see how you’re progressing toward your goals and adjust your treatment plan as necessary.

You may already meet with a therapist outside of the hospital. Those one-on-one sessions work best when you have a long-term rapport with your therapist. That type of relationship can’t happen during a short-term hospital stay.

Like many inpatient psychiatric hospitals, we offer group therapy, which can benefit people in a mental health crisis. During group therapy, you learn from others in similar situations — and they learn from you. You start to understand that you’re not alone.

Our therapists create open, welcoming spaces where you can feel comfortable sharing and talking in ways you might not with friends and loved ones. We use cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, a type of talk therapy that helps you identify and change ways of thinking and behaving and provides coping skills.

Our inpatient program focuses on equipping you with practical tools and skills to navigate life’s challenges, including how to:

• Build healthy relationships: Learn how to set boundaries, communicate clearly and say “no” when you need to.
• Ask for help: Develop the ability to know when you need support and feel empowered to ask for it.
• Develop communication skills: Expand your emotional vocabulary and learn how to express yourself. You can also explore ways you and others around you express and receive love and affection, along with strategies for regulating your emotions.

Your day at Havenwyck Hospital follows a schedule so you can feel comfortable and know what to expect. You have meaningful treatment and activities throughout your day, all geared toward helping you learn more about yourself and making healthy choices.

A day here includes:

• Mealtime: Meals are held together in our cafeteria.
• Group therapy: You attend at least four daily group therapy sessions led by experienced clinicians, including therapists, social workers and counselors.
• Meetings: During morning and evening group meetings, we discuss goals and wrap up the day.
• Nurse-led group: You get information about medications, health and wellness.
• Activity therapy: This may include music, art and yoga, led by therapeutic recreation therapists.
• Recreation time: You can relax or work out in one of our gyms or outdoor courtyards.
• Evening activities: Enjoy activities like karaoke, bingo or a movie to help you relax.

We work with you to figure out the next steps once you’ve completed your inpatient program.

Many people need additional psychiatric care once they leave an inpatient program. That may mean regular individual therapy sessions in an outpatient office. Or it could mean an outpatient “step-down” psychiatric program that provides another level of support.

We support you as you get ready to leave our program. Options for after discharge include:

• Partial hospitalization program (PHP): This program is at Branches Auburn Hills, a service of Havenwyck Hospital.
• Intensive outpatient program (IOP): This service is also at Branches Auburn Hills.
• Individual therapy: If you don’t have a therapist, we connect you with one and coordinate an appointment within seven days of leaving our facility.
• Medication management appointment: We can coordinate this appointment within 30 days of discharge, either with your psychiatrist or primary care provider.

We’re located in a peaceful spot in Auburn Hills, a suburb about an hour north of Detroit. Our facility has a calming atmosphere and lots of natural light, with two gyms, six outdoor courtyards and tasty food.

We serve people from all over Michigan, including the counties of:

• Oakland
• Macomb
• Wayne
• Genessee
• Livingston
• Washtenaw

Call us at 800-401-2727 or message us for a mental health assessment. You can also walk in for an assessment. Read more about our admissions process.

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, CALL 988 or seek the nearest emergency room. For physical health emergencies, CALL 911 or get to the nearest emergency room.