One Forensic Treatment Center, two campuses, brings staffing and operation efficiencies
The Department of Mental Health (DMH) has officially merged the two St. Louis adult psychiatric hospitals into one entity called the St. Louis Forensic Treatment Center, with “North” and “South” as an additional designation for the campuses. The North Campus is the former St. Louis Metropolitan Psychiatric Center on Delmar Street and the South Campus is the former St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center on Arsenal Street.
The new name acknowledges that both facilities have a long history of providing specialty behavioral health treatment for individuals whose mental illness has brought them into the criminal justice system resulting in a commitment to DMH.
By combining the two hospitals for a total of 230 patient beds, the department will be able to take advantage of natural efficiencies across both campuses and the clinical expertise within each. The single facility will provide improved services and continuity of care to patients as they progress through treatment and resolve their criminal charges, while assuring public safety concerns continue to be successfully addressed as individuals are reintegrated into the community.
For more information, contact Debra Walker at 573-751-1647 or email debra.walker@dmh.mo.gov.