Watson Institute Friendship Academy

Services

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Partial hospitalization/day treatment
• Outpatient

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Type of Care

• Mental health treatment

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team

Facility Type

• Partial hospitalization/day treatment

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• Medicaid

Treatment Approaches

• Group therapy
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Activity therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

• Family psychoeducation
• Education services

Age Groups Accepted

• Children/Adolescents
• Young Adults

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)

Pharmacotherapies

• Risperidone
• Quetiapine
• Aripiprazole
• Lurasidone
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Location

255 South Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Phone: (866) 453-5835

Website: http://www.thewatsoninstitute.org

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