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download image download image Psychiatric Solutions Workers Wear Yellow to Raise Awareness of Mental Health Atlantic Shores Hospital, Fort Lauderdale Hospital and High Point Treatment Center among participating facilities FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – (May 25, 2010) – “Each day is a brighter day” for thousands of patients at Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. facilities nationwide. Staff members at Atlantic Shores Hospital, Fort Lauderdale Hospital and High Point Treatment Center will be using that theme to raise awareness of mental health issues and to underscore the importance of behavioral healthcare for overall health and economic impact. In honor of Mental Health Month in May, the facilities’ parent company, Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI), is asking approximately 23,000 workers at about 100 facilities to wear yellow on May 26 to emphasize “Each day, a brighter day.” “Mental health workers across the country provide a valuable service, helping some of the most vulnerable members of our communities,” said Joey Jacobs, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. “Helping them improve their lives helps us all. We are proud that our work extends past the walls of our facilities and helps us become a worthwhile contributor to our society and our nation’s economy.” Jacobs is referring to a new study commissioned by the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) that takes a close look at the impact inpatient psychiatric facilities have on the economy. The study found not only do such facilities help develop a healthy mind, they also help develop a healthy economy. The study shows for every dollar spent by psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment centers, the national economy realizes $2.97. In 2009, facilities across the United States had $20.6 billion in direct expenditures, translating into a total economic impact in the U.S. of $61.2 billion. Researchers found that everything psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment centers buy, provide or pay for make a significant difference to the overall economic health of the U.S. But the numbers aren’t just dollars and cents. Approximately 223,000 people currently are working in inpatient psychiatric facilities nationwide. This, in turn, creates other positions in the national labor market in industries such as real estate and pharmaceuticals. The NAPHS study found every one job directly held in the inpatient psychiatric hospital sector resulted in the addition of nearly two jobs in that particular community. “Mental illness at any age can be a challenge, but when it affects children and adolescents it can be even more so because they don’t always understand what they’re going through,” said Karen Maxwell, CEO of Fox Run Center for Children and Adolescents. “It’s our job to help them figure it out and get on the right path. By wearing yellow, I hope we’re able to bring attention to mental health in this younger population, and have them know that we’re here for them.” For more information about the NAPHS study, please visit www.psychiatricsolutionsmentalhealth.com About Atlantic Shores Hospital Atlantic Shores Hospital is a fully licensed, 72-bed private behavioral healthcare facility specializing in the treatment of substance abuse and mental health disorders for adults. The facility offers a comprehensive continuum of healthcare services, including inpatient programs, medically supervised detoxification and individual, group and family therapy. Atlantic Shores is licensed by the State of Florida and fully accredited by The Joint Commission. As a community service, the hospital provides free face-to-face assessments and referral services by appointment, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, please visit http://www.atlanticshoresmediapsi.com. About Fort Lauderdale Hospital Fort Lauderdale Hospital is a fully licensed, 100-bed private hospital specializing in the treatment of addictive, psychiatric and co-occurring disorders in adolescents and adults. The hospital is a Baker Act and Marchman Act receiving facility. Treatment programs include inpatient drug and alcohol detox, treatment, psychiatric stabilization, Pride Institute, PHP and IOP services. Fort Lauderdale Hospital is licensed by the State of Florida and certified by Broward County, and fully accredited by The Joint Commission. As a community service, the hospital provides free face-to-face assessments and referral services by appointment, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, please visit http://www.ftlauderdalemediapsi.com. About High Point Treatment Center High Point Treatment Center is a licensed, 62-bed private alcohol and drug treatment facility for adults. Treatment programs include inpatient, medically supervised drug and alcohol detoxification, 28 day residential treatment, and day and evening outpatient programs with optional housing. High Point Treatment Center is licensed by the State of Florida, certified by Broward County, and fully accredited by The Joint Commission. As a community service, the hospital provides free face-to-face assessments and referral services by appointment, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, please visit http://www.highpointmediapsi.com About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. For more information, please visit www.psychiatricsolutionsmedia.com ###

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

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Psychiatric Solutions Workers Wear Yellow to Raise Awareness of Mental Health

Atlantic Shores Hospital, Fort Lauderdale Hospital and High Point Treatment Center among participating facilities

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – (May 25, 2010) – “Each day is a brighter day” for thousands of patients at Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. facilities nationwide. Staff members at Atlantic Shores Hospital, Fort Lauderdale Hospital and High Point Treatment Center will be using that theme to raise awareness of mental health issues and to underscore the importance of behavioral healthcare for overall health and economic impact.

In honor of Mental Health Month in May, the facilities’ parent company, Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI), is asking approximately 23,000 workers at about 100 facilities to wear yellow on May 26 to emphasize “Each day, a brighter day.”

“Mental health workers across the country provide a valuable service, helping some of the most vulnerable members of our communities,” said Joey Jacobs, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. “Helping them improve their lives helps us all. We are proud that our work extends past the walls of our facilities and helps us become a worthwhile contributor to our society and our nation’s economy.”

Jacobs is referring to a new study commissioned by the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) that takes a close look at the impact inpatient psychiatric facilities have on the economy. The study found not only do such facilities help develop a healthy mind, they also help develop a healthy economy.

The study shows for every dollar spent by psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment centers, the national economy realizes $2.97. In 2009, facilities across the United States had $20.6 billion in direct expenditures, translating into a total economic impact in the U.S. of $61.2 billion. Researchers found that everything psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment centers buy, provide or pay for make a significant difference to the overall economic health of the U.S.

But the numbers aren’t just dollars and cents. Approximately 223,000 people currently are working in inpatient psychiatric facilities nationwide. This, in turn, creates other positions in the national labor market in industries such as real estate and pharmaceuticals. The NAPHS study found every one job directly held in the inpatient psychiatric hospital sector resulted in the addition of nearly two jobs in that particular community.

“Mental illness at any age can be a challenge, but when it affects children and adolescents it can be even more so because they don’t always understand what they’re going through,” said Karen Maxwell, CEO of Fox Run Center for Children and Adolescents. “It’s our job to help them figure it out and get on the right path. By wearing yellow, I hope we’re able to bring attention to mental health in this younger population, and have them know that we’re here for them.”

For more information about the NAPHS study, please visit www.psychiatricsolutionsmentalhealth.com

About Atlantic Shores Hospital
Atlantic Shores Hospital is a fully licensed, 72-bed private behavioral healthcare facility specializing in the treatment of substance abuse and mental health disorders for adults. The facility offers a comprehensive continuum of healthcare services, including inpatient programs, medically supervised detoxification and individual, group and family therapy. Atlantic Shores is licensed by the State of Florida and fully accredited by The Joint Commission. As a community service, the hospital provides free face-to-face assessments and referral services by appointment, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, please visit http://www.atlanticshoresmediapsi.com.

About Fort Lauderdale Hospital
Fort Lauderdale Hospital is a fully licensed, 100-bed private hospital specializing in the treatment of addictive, psychiatric and co-occurring disorders in adolescents and adults. The hospital is a Baker Act and Marchman Act receiving facility. Treatment programs include inpatient drug and alcohol detox, treatment, psychiatric stabilization, Pride Institute, PHP and IOP services. Fort Lauderdale Hospital is licensed by the State of Florida and certified by Broward County, and fully accredited by The Joint Commission. As a community service, the hospital provides free face-to-face assessments and referral services by appointment, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, please visit http://www.ftlauderdalemediapsi.com.

About High Point Treatment Center
High Point Treatment Center is a licensed, 62-bed private alcohol and drug treatment facility for adults. Treatment programs include inpatient, medically supervised drug and alcohol detoxification, 28 day residential treatment, and day and evening outpatient programs with optional housing. High Point Treatment Center is licensed by the State of Florida, certified by Broward County, and fully accredited by The Joint Commission. As a community service, the hospital provides free face-to-face assessments and referral services by appointment, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, please visit http://www.highpointmediapsi.com

About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. For more information, please visit www.psychiatricsolutionsmedia.com

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