Behavioral Health Unit
Intake/Assessment
(406)495-6560
Behavioral Health Unit Staff
Our Services
St. Peter’s Hospital offers a 23-bed adult and geriatric inpatient hospitalization program for short-term acute treatment for individuals 18 years and older. The inpatient hospitalization program involves stabilizing the crisis that led to hospitalization, providing a thorough evaluation, developing an individualized treatment plan, and coordinating care in a warm, supportive, and secure environment that provides 24-hour nursing care.
Services include:
- Individual and Group Therapy
- Medication Stabilization and Management
- Activity Therapy
- Patient and Family Education
- Aftercare Planning
What is Mental Illness: Mental Illness Facts
Mental illnesses are medical conditions that disrupt a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning. Just as diabetes is a disorder of the pancreas, mental illnesses are medical conditions that often result in a diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of life.
Serious mental illnesses include major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and borderline personality disorder. The good news about mental illness is that recovery is possible.
Mental illnesses can affect persons of any age, race, religion, or income. Mental illnesses are not the result of personal weakness, lack of character or poor upbringing. Mental illnesses are treatable. Most people diagnosed with a serious mental illness can experience relief from their symptoms by actively participating in an individual treatment plan.
In addition to medication treatment, psychosocial treatment such as cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, peer support groups and other community services can also be components of a treatment plan that assists with recovery. The availability of transportation, diet, exercise, sleep, friends and meaningful paid or volunteer activities contribute to overall health and wellness, including mental illness recovery.
Licensure, Accreditation and Insurance Coverage
We accept most insurance including Blue Cross/Blue Shield, New West Health, Medicaid, and Medicare.Our treatment services are offered to all people, regardless of race, creed, handicap, age, sex, or national origin.
Our Staff
The Behavioral Health Unit’s multidisciplinary treatment team consists of experienced mental health professionals, specializing in psychiatry, neuropsychology, internal medicine, clinical social work, certified therapeutic activity therapy, and mental health nursing.
Our staff includes:
Unit Director – Michael Todd, M.S.W.
Michael Todd, M.S.W, of Mesa, Ariz., is program director. A licensed clinical social worker, he came to Helena from Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, Ore., where he was administrator of psychiatric services. He has also held positions in Hilo, Hawaii, Arizona, and in Seattle. Todd earned his Master’s and Bachelor’s degree at Arizona State University. Contact: mtodd4@stpetes.org or call 495-6578
Nurse Manager - Jill Tholt
Jill Tholt of Helena is the Nurse Manager. She has an Bachelors Degree in Social Work as well as being a Registered Nurse. She previously worked as the Manager of the Dementia Unit at Big Sky Care Center. Contact jtholt4@stpetes.org or at 495-6570
Social Work - Debra Hayton
Debra Hayton has a Master's Degree in Social Work from Walla Walla School of Social Work. She also has a Bachelor's Degree in Human Services from the University of Great Falls. She recently worked with the Center for Mental Health providing out-patient therapy in the Helena community. She has provided services to the mental health population since 1982 with a primary focus with adult and geriatric patients.
Contact dhayton4@stpetes.org or at 495-6580
Program Secretary/Coordinator - Lorelei Hosford
Lorelei Hosford is the Program Secretary and Coordinator. She has a double degree in Business Administration and Psychology from Carroll College. She recently worked for Shodair Children's Hospital. Contact lhosford4@stpetes.org or at 495-6572
Patient Accounts Specialist - Gianluca Pisciarelli
Consulting RN - Carol Judge, RN
Nursing
Claudia Coder, LPN
Cindy Munger, LPN,
Janet Childress, LPN
Jeri Cantwell, RN
Anna Daniels, RN
Marla Jo Gorecki, RN
Nici Wallis, RN
Mark Duda, RN (Traveling)
Tamara Starnes, RN (Traveling)
Pysch Techs
Nancy Baca
ColleenAllison
Shana Holzheimer
Todd Tecca
Jacques Beaudin
Scott McFarlane
William Bagley
Locum
Dr. Nusbaum
Additional Brochures and Information
Adult Behavioral Fact Sheet
Senior Behavioral Fact Sheet
Mental Health Minute Adult
Mental Health Minute Senior
All of these forms are in pdf format. You will need Acrobat Reader to view and print them. If you do not have it, you can find and download it here.
To learn more about The Behavioral Health Unit at St. Peter’s Hospital
Call 406-495-6590.
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