Crider Health Center has served as the administrative agent for the Comprehensive Psychiatric Services Division of the Missouri Department of Mental Health for residents of Franklin, Lincoln, Warren, and St. Charles Counties since 1979. Crider Health Center operates two rehabilitation centers, Headway in St. Charles and Harmony in Washington, as well as provides community support services through the Franklin County and Wentzville Community Support Services Programs and operates a adult residential program through Pathways. The rehabilitation centers, called clubhouses, serve over 200 people challenged with severe and persistent mental illnesses and the community support services programs work with over 300 adults with a severe mental illness.

Clinical Services

• Access
  • Initial Screening
  • Community Resource Referrals
  • Intake Evaluation and Assessment
  • Coordination of Services for Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital and Metropolitan Psychiatric Hospital Referrals
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Interface with human / social services
  • Community Information and Education
• Psychiatry Psychiatric Evaluation
  • Medication Management
  • Access to Agency Psychiatric Nursing Services
• Clinical Case Management
  • Referral to Community Resources
  • Assessment and Treatment Planning
  • Crisis Intervention Services
  • Information and Education
  • On-going support services (Both face-to-face and by telephone)
  • Bridging services to other agency programs
  • Assistance with accessing services to/from other Public Agencies
  • Follow-up Services
• Counseling
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Brief Therapy
  • Individual, Family Counseling

Eligibility Criteria - Adults with a primary diagnosis of a serious mental illness - Children under 18 years of age with Serious Emotional Disturbances