Brookhaven Behavioral Health Services
Find support for Brookhaven intakes, therapy, inpatient care, discharge planning, and behavioral health records.
Admissions, intake, and arrival
Learn what to expect before arriving at Brookhaven Hospital for behavioral health care. This section explains intake assessments, admission steps, transfers from Alchemilla, what information to bring, and how patients, family members, or support people can prepare for the first part of care.
- Understand voluntary and involuntary admission
- Start or confirm a Brookhaven behavioral health intake
- What to expect during a Brookhaven intake assessment
- Prepare for arrival and check-in at Brookhaven
- Why Brookhaven may recommend inpatient care or additional review
- What happens if you are transferred to Brookhaven from Alchemilla
Inpatient stays and observation
Find guidance about daily life during an inpatient stay at Brookhaven, including observation levels, safety checks, room assignments, quiet hours, supervised activities, and patient routines. These articles can help patients and loved ones understand why staff may adjust care, monitoring, or movement through the unit.
- What to expect during an inpatient stay at Brookhaven
- Understand observation levels and safety checks
- Why your room, unit, or observation status may change
- Day Room access, supervised activities, and patient schedules
- Request help from staff during an inpatient stay
- Why some areas of Brookhaven may be restricted during care
Visitation, family contact, and support people
Learn how visitation, phone contact, family meetings, and authorized support people work during a Brookhaven stay. This section explains who may visit, when visits may be limited, what information staff can share, and how family or friends can support a patient while respecting privacy and safety needs.
Patient belongings and restricted items
Review what patients may bring to Brookhaven, what items may be stored or restricted, and how belongings are handled during admission, transfer, and discharge. Families and friends can use this section to understand approved comfort items, clothing, valuables, medications, and items that may not be allowed on the unit.
Treatment plans, therapy, and care team review
Understand how Brookhaven care teams create, review, and update treatment plans during a patient’s stay. This section covers therapy, provider reviews, progress notes, care goals, supervised programming, and how patients or authorized support people can ask questions about the plan of care.
Medication support at Brookhaven
Find information about medications prescribed, changed, reviewed, or continued during and after a Brookhaven stay. These articles explain medication safety planning, refill requests, pharmacy coordination, medication visibility in the portal, and when to contact the care team about side effects or concerns.
Records, privacy, and sensitive information
Learn how Brookhaven protects behavioral health records and sensitive patient information. This section explains record requests, proxy access, privacy limits, delayed or restricted notes, missing portal information, and why family members or support people may not be able to see certain details without authorization.
Discharge, follow-up, and returning home
Prepare for leaving Brookhaven and continuing care after discharge. This section covers discharge instructions, safety planning, follow-up appointments, transportation, medication reviews, family support, and what to do if symptoms return or new concerns come up after going home.
Crisis, urgent concerns, and safety review
Find guidance for urgent behavioral health concerns, crisis referrals, safety reviews, wellness checks, and follow-up after emergency care. These articles help patients, family members, and friends understand when to contact Brookhaven, when to seek emergency help, and how higher levels of care may be recommended.
Brookhaven campus, restricted areas, and facility guidance
Get help navigating the Brookhaven South Vale campus, including reception, visitor entrances, patient wings, parking, restricted areas, temporary closures, and unit transfers. This section also includes facility guidance, older record information, and notices related to areas that may not be available to all patients or visitors.