Program areas at Northside Behavioral Health Center
Acute care services - Crisis Stabilization unit (CSU) and Forensic Programs. Our Crisis Stabilization Unit is a 20 bed, secure, therapeutic milieu that provides short term inpatient services for individuals 18 year and older. Our goal is to provide safe and individualized care to all patients, whether on an involuntary or voluntary status, per Florida's Baker Act. The CSU is a DCF designated receiving facility which screens, assesses and admits individuals brought to the unit under section 394.463, F.S. Our goal is to stabilize and redirect patients to the most appropriate and least restrictive community setting available.
Outpatient- counseling services, clinical case management services, specialized treatment services for children, medication case management, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and FASP (Family Assessment Support Program). All Outpatient services provided at the Main Center begin with an Intake Assessment provided by a qualified therapist who completes a Biopsychosocial evaluation and makes necessary recommendations and referrals for Care and Treatment options. Other Outpatient services are available on a countywide basis and, when clients meet the criteria for program services, services are available to those residing in the Hillsborough County and the SunCoast Region.
Community Support Services - Case Management, Residential programs, psychosocial rehabilitation, supported employment, physician services, supported living, co-occurring intervention, Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT), Psychiatric services and transportation services. Community support services of Northside Behavioral Health Center provides a positive alternative to long term hospitalization with residential, social, employment (vocational rehabilitation) and case management services.