About Southwood Psychiatric Hospital
Southwood Psychiatric Hospital is a child and adolescent psychiatric and behavioral health provider just south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania offering residential and family based care for young people with mental health and co-occurring addiction concerns.
Programs include acute inpatient treatment, the CHANGES short term residential program for adolescents, and intensive in-home family services. Families often note the supportive caring staff and customized approach to each child's needs.
What programs and levels of care are offered?
Southwood provides acute inpatient care for ages four to 18, residential treatment, and Family Based Mental Health Services with 24 hour support.
The CHANGES short term psychiatric residential treatment facility serves adolescents ages 12 to 17 who have both mental health and substance abuse concerns making it the program most relevant to addiction related care.
Who can get help here?
Southwood serves children and adolescents with programs segmented by age, gender, and clinical need.
The inpatient program welcomes all genders ages four to 18 including transgender children and teens while specialty residential tracks support males with intellectual or developmental disabilities, autism, or significant behavioral concerns.
Do you accept insurance?
Southwood accepts almost all major insurances including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, TRICARE, Cigna, and Geisinger. Staff can also provide estimates, self pay discounts, charity care information, and payment plan options.




