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Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital

St. Louis, Missouri · Part of Missouri Department of Mental Health

Level of care
Inpatient, Residential
Ages
6 to 18

Listed as operating. 6 sources, newest retrieved Jun 23, 2026. Record researched Jun 23, 2026.

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Published program summary

Missouri's only free-standing state-operated children's psychiatric hospital (Dept. of Mental Health), on a 26-acre St. Louis campus serving financially indigent Missouri youth. Combines acute inpatient psychiatric stabilization (ages 6-18) with a 24-bed Sanctuary Model, trauma-focused Residential Treatment Program for adolescents (ages 13 to 17 years 9 months; average 6-9 month stay).

Services and populations

Genders served
Male and female (co-ed; availability by gender depends on census/cottage arrangement)
Specialties
Child and adolescent psychiatry, Acute psychiatric stabilization, Severe emotional disturbance / acute mental disorder, Trauma / trauma-informed care (Sanctuary Model)
Modalities
Individual therapy, Group therapy, Family therapy and education, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Play therapy and sensory integration, Art therapy, Recreational therapy, Educational / therapeutic classroom services, Speech-language therapy, Psychiatric medication management
Approximate published capacity
24-bed Residential program; acute inpatient adds an 8-bed Children's Unit, a 12-bed Adolescent Unit, and an 8-bed Cottage E (approx. 52 beds total)

Admissions

Typical length of stay
Residential: average 6 to 9 months. Acute inpatient is short-term stabilization (not specified).

Insurance and payment

Payment notes
State-operated Missouri Department of Mental Health hospital whose mission is to serve children and families "who are financially indigent and who reside in Missouri." No insurance-acceptance statement is published on the facility's own site; admission is coordinated through the youth's local Community Mental Health Center and legal guardian (also accepts referrals from Children's Division, Division of Youth Services, Family Court, and private community partners). Treat payor coverage (e.g., Missouri Medicaid / state funding) as needs-verification at intake.

Credentials and public record

Accreditation
The Joint Commission (stated as accredited on the facility's official DMH page)
Public record
Not yet checked
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Location

Address
1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63133
County
St. Louis County

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