Missouri's Leading Psychiatric Hospital & Treatment Center Specializing in Care for Children, Adolescents & Seniors. Whether you are a child, an adolescent, or a senior, and participating in our inpatient or residential programs, your day will be filled with personalized therapeutic interventions, including everything from individual therapy and group therapy to an array of unique experiential activities.
You will be able to express yourself creatively through music therapy, art therapy, cinema therapy, and play therapy, while also enjoying comforting therapeutic pet therapy, should you desire. In our welcoming, comfortable, and safe environment, you will also have lots of time for personal reflection and relaxation.
You will be able to express yourself creatively through music therapy, art therapy, cinema therapy, and play therapy, while also enjoying comforting therapeutic pet therapy, should you desire. In our welcoming, comfortable, and safe environment, you will also have lots of time for personal reflection and relaxation.
Services
Lakeland is a leading provider of psychiatric services to children, adolescents, and seniors. The building Lakeland Behavioral Health System now occupies was originally built by The Springfield Hospital Association and Training School for Nurses in 1904. Its original name was Springfield Hospital and was the first training facility for nurses in Springfield.
Lakeland Behavioral Health System has been providing high-quality, personalized treatment for over 30 years. Superseding all standards of care and considering the needs of those receiving our services, the programs we offer are designed to improve patients' lives by effectively treating any existing mental health concerns or co-occurring drug addiction.
To speak with someone regarding an assessment, general inquiry or for information on our career opportunities, contact us using the phone number at the bottom of the page. If you are unable to call Lakeland Behavioral Health System at (417) 221-4854, please use the form provided below to submit a confidential message to our admissions staff.
We understand you have questions or circumstances going on in your life right now that you feel are unmanageable. Please let us help. We've helped thousands of children, adolescents, and seniors overcome many emotional and behavioral challenges. I walked through Lakeland's doors feeling afraid and alone.
Lakeland Behavioral Health System accepts direct admissions from professionals from around the area. Our Intake Counselors are available 24/7 to pre-screen referrals, to consult with physicians and other professional referral providers to discuss the child or senior in question, and supply information about our programs to enable you to decide if one of our treatment options is the best fit for your patient.
Reviews (10)
Hope Bryant
Dec 28, 2021
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Horrible. Do not recommend. If I could give 0 stars I would. Staff where rude besides a rare few and the nurses gosiped about the patients they intentionally escalated the clients and they make the clients sit it "transition anytime they don't feel like dealing with the kids. They make u hold in your pee for and hour until theirapy groop is over and if u can't hold it in that long then u get a consequence such as getting your phone call with your family taken away. They also taunted kids with the threat they would get their phone call taken away when manny of these kids have RAD' radical attachment
Erin Jenkins
Dec 02, 2021
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I was here maybe a year or two ago for suicidal thoughts. It was horrible. I hated it there. They lost my clothes. Gave me others underwear. Gave us little amounts of shampoo and soap. The food was cold. Some wasn't even cooked all the way. I was put on the little kids floor ages 3-12 maybe. Little kids there 3 year olds. I was never moved up to the older kids. I even met this one boy Sean that I liked but i wasn't able to date bc it was unfit to find like someone that has been in that place. I was constantly yelled at for no reason. This place is horrible please never send your kids here.
Hisokas Baddie
Nov 28, 2021
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I was in there August 2021 for almost a month I was on three North witch was not to bad but then moved to four South and I was accused of faking tics/Tourettes they told my family misinformation about your eyes the food is horrible and the staff are rude I really didn't like this place and not to long after I went to another hospital Cox South and I don't think that place was good either worst part about lakeland is they did not even test me for tics or tourettes. DO NOT SEND YOUR LOVED ONES HERE!
Tina Demotto
Nov 20, 2021
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This so called behavioral health facility promised to get my Father’s medications regulated. Before he went into this facility, that morning I showered him, and he ate full breakfast. He went into the Senior unit and at 25 days in his blood work came back so bad he had to be hospitalized at Mercy. He was completely dehydrated and all of his Blood Panel came back very bad, and his Kidneys were damaged. This was a locked unit, no visitation as to prevent anyone bringing in Covid. Well my Father contracted Covid inside this facility. This tells me that one of their employees brought in Covid, so
Admin
Oct 30, 2021
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FIRST, THERE SHOULD BE AN OPTION TO GIVE MINUS OR NEGATIVE STARS! DO NOT SEND ANYONE YOU LOVE TO LAKELAND! DO THE RESEACH AND CHOOSE ANOTHER FACITLY. MY DAD WAS BASICALLY IN PRISON!
My father is 84 years old and was transported to this facility to have his medications for Alzheimer's regulated. At the hospital, prior to my dad being transferred, we were not given all the information, including that Lakeland was on lockdown due to Covid, so we would be unable to see him. That would have prompted us to look at other facilities.
My dad was at Lakeland for just under a month. While there he declined
My father is 84 years old and was transported to this facility to have his medications for Alzheimer's regulated. At the hospital, prior to my dad being transferred, we were not given all the information, including that Lakeland was on lockdown due to Covid, so we would be unable to see him. That would have prompted us to look at other facilities.
My dad was at Lakeland for just under a month. While there he declined
Chris Vega
Oct 07, 2021
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I worked as a driver/ Patient Transporter. As far as the hospital or staff i couldn't rate anything BUT as far as their drivers being in charge of getting your children to and from the hospital. Do it at your own risk, their drivers text and drive and management does not care. I went all the way to the top and they flat out told me that they do not care. Don't gamble with your children's lives i quit because I couldn't in good conscience work for a company that puts profits over children safety.
09/18/2021 Side note: I emailed the email address given 4 weeks ago from the responder with still no
09/18/2021 Side note: I emailed the email address given 4 weeks ago from the responder with still no
Hallow Grim
Sep 03, 2021
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I was place here after a failed suicide attempt and stayed a week. It was HORRIBLE. They took me off of my current medication and put me on a medication not ment for children WITHOUT consulting my dr or my Guardian and it made me ten time worse.
every little thing adds on to your time that you have to spend here. If you need a break your time gets add on. If you have to take a time out in the time out room your time is added on. If you don't take ah shower if you don't do this or do that. It was like we would get in trouble for for needing mental help. All the food was microwaveable and rubbery
every little thing adds on to your time that you have to spend here. If you need a break your time gets add on. If you have to take a time out in the time out room your time is added on. If you don't take ah shower if you don't do this or do that. It was like we would get in trouble for for needing mental help. All the food was microwaveable and rubbery
Lazi Lazi
Aug 08, 2021
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This place was terrible. I was here a few times at the beginning of the year. They treated me like garbage. Let me explain briefly a few things that had happened each time I was there. I am a teenager and was set on the little kids unit (ages 6-12) I believe. They quoted I wasn't allowed on the Adolescent unit until they made room. Other kids that got there after were moved up but I was never moved up, even after several complaints. I was given the wrong dosage and type of medicine multiple times. I remember one time being admitted and they didn't even bother cleaning the bed from the last person
Muff Bow
Aug 06, 2021
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If your child is in need of mental help, do not let the doctors recommend this place. When I was 10 years old I went here for suicidal thoughts. The place was absolutely horrible. The other kids were allowed to curse without the staff doing ANYTHING about it. Whenever the children there were in trouble, they would get put in a "time out room." The room was completely Concrete, it was absolutely freezing as well. Please, if you're helping your child, don't send them here.
Jessica Vaughan
Aug 01, 2021
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There should be a zero star option. This place is horrible. Lack of communication. Never got to talk to the doctor. Was never involved or notified of treatment team meetings.
My son was placed here in October of 2020. His original therapist was amazing. Now his second one was not. He would call my son his friend. As a therapist that’s one thing you never ever do. My sons behavior was on the up and up until this guy came along. After many sessions with the new therapist my son would walk out of family therapy sessions. I could hear him throwing chairs. The new therapist was ok with him doing
My son was placed here in October of 2020. His original therapist was amazing. Now his second one was not. He would call my son his friend. As a therapist that’s one thing you never ever do. My sons behavior was on the up and up until this guy came along. After many sessions with the new therapist my son would walk out of family therapy sessions. I could hear him throwing chairs. The new therapist was ok with him doing
