Harris County Psychiatric Center

UTHealth Houston Harris County Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital and mental health and substance use treatment provider in Houston, Texas located within the Texas Medical Center.

As the largest provider of inpatient psychiatric care in Houston, the facility serves more than 9,000 children, adolescents and adults each year.

Tied to McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, the center delivers evidence based, academically grounded care for psychiatric stabilization and co-occurring chemical dependency.

Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment Programs

Care typically begins with a 24/7 admission and assessment, followed by inpatient psychiatric stabilization across 274 beds.

For individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders, treatment may also include medication supported management of detox symptoms when clinically appropriate.

Clients can expect 1 on 1 counseling and group therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, along with case management, trauma focused care and smoking cessation support.

Outpatient ECT services are also available through the on site ECT Clinic.

What to Know

• Location: 2800 South MacGregor Way in Houston, within the Texas Medical Center
• Levels of care: Inpatient psychiatric care, co-occurring substance use treatment and outpatient ECT
• Who they treat: Children, adolescents and young adults, adults and older adults, men and women
• Approach: Academic, evidence based care including CBT and DBT, trauma informed therapy and multilingual support
• Payment options: Medicaid and Medicare, TRICARE and private insurance, self pay and financial assistance, financing and sliding scale
• Accreditation: Joint Commission accredited since 1988 and a UTHealth teaching hospital
• Access: 24/7 admissions, including court ordered psychiatric services on site