Although suicidal thoughts can be common, normalizing them is risky since they can be a symptom of more serious issues. In fact, death by suicide is often the result of an untreated mental health condition. If you or someone you know is in an emergency, call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or call 911 immediately.

Wilmington Mental Health is now accepting bariatric patients for pre-surgical mental health assessments. Bariatric surgery, sometimes called surgical weight loss, can be life saving for many individuals who are struggling with excess weight and related health issues. An important part of the healing journey is mental health, we are happy to assist patients on this path.

Beginning December 1st, our facility will be offering Psychiatric Services to help in the treatment of acute and chronic mental illness. These services include psychiatric assessments to determine need for psychotropic medication, prescription, ongoing (short- or long-term) medication monitoring, and medication-assisted treatment by a qualified prescriber. Our goal is to our patients maintain mental calmness, which is needed during to achieve healing.

Yearly wellness checkups with your primary care provider allow them to update your personalized prevention plan, have an update on your overall health, help guide you in the process of making better health decisions and choices that promote better health and allow preventing possible future health problems. Ask your therapist to schedule an appointment with our primary care provider for a physical exam. It will help your treatment significantly!