Short-term stays at a mental health facility are often useful in mitigating emergencies, including scenarios where you’re a threat to yourself or others. The stays give your mind a break and help you stabilize your thoughts, feelings and behavior.
However, short-term care may not give you enough time to explore your trauma and develop adequate coping mechanisms. Once you’re back out in the world, you may be unable to properly identify your triggers and deal with them in a healthy way.
Long-term mental health care takes you away from the distractions and demands of daily life. It provides you with a safe space where you can give your mind a break and actively work on bettering your mental health.
Another advantage of long-term mental health care is the team of professionals who work with you. You can access psychiatrists, therapists and other mental and physical health professionals in one place. They evaluate your personal history, including mental health conditions and diagnosis, before charting a path to wellness.
Long-term mental health care treatments are well-rounded to ensure holistic healing. We use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) at FHE.
We also use massage, acupuncture, breathwork, yoga, expressive arts and music therapies. The goal of such treatments is to help you build coping mechanisms that you can implement on your own when you encounter real-life triggers.
Through group therapy and recreational therapies, long-term mental health care lets you build a community of people who are on a journey similar to yours. These people form a supportive social system that helps you maintain healthy habits even after you leave the facility.