Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) opened its Behavioral Health & Crisis Center at the PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar in February 2024. Its mission is to support children and teens with acute mental and behavioral health needs that require inpatient treatment. The center is staffed by psychiatrists, psychologists, a clinical pharmacist, social workers, and psychiatric nurses and technicians who are trained to work with children and adolescents.

The facility offers 24/7 walk-ins and provides evaluations and short-term therapy for children ages 5 through 17 years old. Care is provided with the goal of supporting youth to safely return home and continue follow-up treatment in an outpatient setting. The center also offers a Crisis Stabilization Unit for patients in need of additional time and care.

Inpatient hospital care is also provided for youth ages 7 to 17 years who require more intensive treatment. Staff employ a care model that builds on each child’s positive qualities to help them develop strong coping skills, improve social functioning and decrease maladaptive behavior so they can safely return home and continue follow-up treatment in an outpatient setting.

For more information about the Behavioral Health & Crisis Center, please call 445.428.5800.