Mental Health Institute – Independence

Mental Health Institute provides the following mental health rehabilitation services in Independence.

• Mental Health Rehabilitation

Mental Health Institute is run by a state mental health authority.

Mental Health Institute provides treatment in the following settings.

• Hospital inpatient mental health treatment

Mental Health Institute provides the following emergency mental health treatment and services.

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services

Mental Health Institute utilizes the following treatment approaches.

• Activity therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Group therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Trauma therapy

Mental Health Institute utilizes the following pharmacotherapies & medications in the treatment process.

• Chlorpromazine (Thorazine®)
• Fluphenazine (Prolixin®)
• Haloperidol (Haldol®)
• Loxapine (Loxitane®)
• Perphenazine (Trilafon/Etrafon/Triavil/Triptafen®)
• Thiothixene (Navane®)
• Trifluoperazine (Stelazine®)
• Aripiprazole (Abilify®) 
• Asenapine (Saphris/Sycrest®) 
• Brexpiprazole (Rexulti®) 
• Cariprazine (Vraylar®) 
• Clozapine (Clozaril®) 
• IIoperidone (Fanapt®)
• Lurasidone (Latuda®) 
• Olanzapine (Zyprexa®) 
• Paliperidone (Invega Trinza®) 
• Quetiapine (Seroquel®) 
• Risperidone (Risperdal®)
• Ziprasidone (Geodon®) 

Information regarding payment(s) accepted at Mental Health Institute and possible financial assistance.

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Military Insurance
• Other State Funds
• Private Insurance
• State Education Agency Funds
• Cash or Self Payment
• State-Financed Healthcare Plan Other Than Medicaid
• State Mental Health Agency Funds

Information regarding specialty programs and groups offered at Mental Health Institute.

• Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
• Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)

Mental Health Institute offers the following screening and testing services to mental health clients.

• HIV testing
• Screening for Hepatitis B
• Screening for Hepatitis C
• TB Screening

Mental Health Institute provides the following ancillary services in addition to mental health treatment.

• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Education services
• Family psychoeducation