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Start a conversation about your mental health

At Ascension Via Christi, when you need to talk, we’re here to listen.

Caring for your mental and emotional health can help you more easily handle the stressors that can impact your overall health. If you or your child is feeling sad, overwhelmed or anxious, or struggles with substance use or addiction, start a conversation with your primary care doctor at Ascension Via Christi. They will listen to you and work with you on a care plan that’s right for you or your child. And if you need more advanced behavioral and mental health care, your doctor will connect you to specialists and help provide the compassionate support you need.

Our experienced doctors care for the whole you, from your physical health and well-being to your mental and emotional health. Ask your doctor if virtual visits are an option for your care.

If you have been diagnosed with a behavioral or mental health condition, or if you need specialized care, your doctor can also connect you to mental and behavioral health services in Wichita and Manhattan, Kansas, that are right for you. Our experienced mental health professionals diagnose, care for and treat even the most complicated psychiatric conditions, addictions and behavioral health disorders in adolescents and adults.

Talk to your primary care doctor to get a referral to a mental health professional. 

Personalized care for your mental and emotional health

When you need more advanced care, doctors and specialists at Ascension Via Christi deliver comprehensive mental health services, including innovative therapeutics, medications and behavioral therapies to treat and manage:

  • Anxiety disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Behavioral disorders, including eating disorders
  • Mood disorders, including depression
  • Pediatric, behavioral and mental health conditions
  • Psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia
  • Relationship stress and personality disorders
  • Substance use and addiction disorders

We’re here to help you get the care you need to feel better. And as your needs change, we connect you with behavioral health services including:

  • One-on-one counseling
  • Intensive outpatient treatment
  • Partial-day outpatient programs
  • Inpatient care for adolescents and adults, with a dedicated program for seniors

Benefits of our approach to behavioral and mental health care

When you choose Ascension Via Christi, you’ll find the care you need, doctors who listen and care that’s connected. Our care teams offer hope, treatment and recovery care options for mental illness, and emotional and behavioral health concerns that affect your or your children’s sleep and daily activities.

Your care team at Ascension Via Christi specializes in outpatient treatment programs for different mental and behavioral health conditions. We personalize the therapies for you and your health needs. Our goal is to help you live at home while you apply what you have learned from your behavioral health team. Then, we monitor your progress and provide support to you and your family.

Behavioral and mental health locations

Know what to do in a mental health emergency

Quickly recognizing the signs that you or a loved one is experiencing moderate to severe mental or emotional distress is the first step in getting necessary care. For emergencies, including severe mental health distress and suspected substance overdose, ERs at our hospitals are open 24/7.

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If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, go directly to the ER or dial 911.

Translation services are also available at all Ascension Via Christi hospitals and clinics.

Suicide and crisis lifeline

No matter what problems you're dealing with, if you need someone to lean on for emotional support, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org/chat to connect with trained crisis counselors. It's confidential, free, and available 24/7. If you or a loved one is experiencing an immediate life-threatening emergency, go directly to the ER or call 911.