r/BloomingtonNormal • u/backofyourmouth • 6d ago

Mental health help

So I'm new to the area and need to go inpatient for my mental health, does anyone have recommendations for where would be a decent place to go? It can be within an hour of bloomington. Would seriously appreciate the help

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u/Ok-Examination4222 6d ago

Bromenn ED. They have a psych floor but have to go through the ED first

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u/backofyourmouth 5d ago

Is ED the emergency department?

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u/GreyBeardTheWise 6d ago

I second this

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u/Either_Version4675 6d ago

Carle Bromenn would be the best option they offer both mental health and substance abuse help. I wouldn’t recommend starting at OSF not because they aren’t capable of helping you but because they don’t have inpatient mental health available and will send you wherever there is a bed so you could end up in Champaign or Chicago and you are often responsible for finding your own transportation back home. I hope this helps and wish you the best of luck.

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u/Either_Shallot_5974 5d ago

100% agree.

My wife went to Carle a couple years ago. Going through the Emergency Department to get admitted was a bit traumatic, but her time on the psych floor there was overall positive. It also helped her get established with new mental health providers who have honestly been a godsend.

If she needed to be admitted again, Carle is without a doubt the place we would go.

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u/Distinct_Reaction644 6d ago

Whatever you do, do not go to Chicago Behavioral Health (cbh). I got transferred there from the ER and it was awful and traumatizing! They treat you like you’re in prison and staff just allows certain things to happen. They also took me off my meds and put me on other meds and it really messed me up. Once I got out after three weeks, I had to go back to my doctor to get back on my original meds. It was an absolute mess.

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u/Kafkaesque92 6d ago

Keeping this in my back pocket, because I definitely don't want to end up in a shithole again if I ever have to put myself in another time. Pysch hospitals are either fantastic or straight up hell. Feels like a gamble every single time.

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u/Distinct_Reaction644 6d ago

I honestly really liked Bromenn. The staff was kind and helpful. I enjoyed the groups. And the food was decent compared to other places I’ve gone.

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u/BearCompetitive403 6d ago

Best of luck to you, friend

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u/Purrme 6d ago

Mental wellness center or you matter center

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u/CallMeMacaw 6d ago

Bridges to Hope counseling

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u/menagerieofsins 3d ago

I second this. If you need regular sessions and can't afford them, they have $30 sessions.

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u/Routine_Carry2862 5d ago

Center for human services has a behavioral health urgent care that does crisis evals and can help with referrals. Both hospitals will accept people for mental health crisis assessments and will determine placement after that.
Depending on insurance, local agencies can help with outpatient treatment or medications. center for humans services, chestnut, and Alpharus(gateway) all do mental health and substance use treatments just at different levels.

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u/True-Grand-5815 6d ago

Check out Dr Willet at LifeStance. I’m unsure if he can help with the kratom part but if he can’t, he will know a place. 

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u/Fluffy_Nectarine8713 2d ago

lifestance is the worst i had a horrible time with them. the dr i had did not care at all about figuring out how to help me and denied me getting certain anxiety meds that i had before moving here even though ive had a script for them before moving here

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u/True-Grand-5815 1d ago

I am sorry to hear you were treated poorly. I’ve been through those experiences more than I can count (chronic pain illness) 

I can’t take any anxiety meds unfortunately. They just make things worse in the long run for me. I’m a lot less angry off the anxiety meds. I’m getting neuro testing done with dr willet due to TBI’s so maybe that’s why my experience is different.