Child Crisis Stabilization Unit

Heartland Youth Village’s Child Crisis Stabilization Unit (CCSU) is an 8 bed alternative to inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. HYV’s CCSU is available to children ages 8-17 who reside within a one-hundred-mile radius of Bardstown, Kentucky. Any exceptions are to the discretion of the CEO and Program Director/Therapist.

Services Offered for CCSU Psychiatric medical assessment, crisis assessment, support and Intervention, Individual, group and family counseling, discharge planning to include crisis prevention and referral to appropriate recovery/aftercare resources.

To Make a Referral 24 hours, 7 days per week, call 270-252-7400

A staff member will conduct a crisis screening to ensure individual meets criteria. If the individual meets criteria an assessment will be scheduled with a therapist.

Admission Criteria

• Acute crisis symptoms related to and DSM Mental Health diagnosis
• The individual or family demonstrate impairment in judgement, impulse control, or cognitive ability to manage the presenting crisis
• The individual’s current symptoms are too severe to remain in the home or a lower level of care at the time, nor are they of the severity to warrant acute psychiatric hospitalization
• The individual is medically stable
• The individual can reasonably be expected to benefit from admission and can independently perform all daily living activities (hygiene, meals, etc.)
• Must have a clear plan of residence or placement upon stabilization/discharge

Exclusionary Criteria

• Intense suicidal homicidal ideation that require acute care hospitalization
• Serious criminal charges
• Sexual perpetrator behaviors
• In need of housing services only
• Medically fragile and any condition that requires medical observation and treatment

Discharge Criteria

• Individual has regained baseline level of functioning
• There is a clear path and referral for continuing services to either a higher or lower level of care
• If returning to home, the family is agreeable that the crisis has subsided

Information that May be requested from Referring Party

• Health History
• Psychosocial History
• Most recent Psychiatric Evaluation
• Copy of Medical card, Insurance information, etc.
• Referral from an outside source must be accompanied by a signed agreement to provide transportation and resumption of care immediately upon discharge

Items to Bring

• Medication in prescribed bottles
• Custody papers (if required)
• Clothing for 5 days
• School books

Items NOT to Bring

• Hoodies, draw strings
• Shoe Laces
• Any sprays, aerosols