MercyOne Des Moines Behavioral Health

MercyOne Des Moines Behavioral Health is a mental health clinic in Des Moines, IA. The facility provides outpatient mental health services, including psychotherapy, medication consultation, evaluation, and short-term medication management. These services are available by referral from a MercyOne primary care provider or specialist. The clinic serves adults and adolescents, addressing conditions such as depression, anxiety, stress, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. For child and adolescent patients, the clinic offers a partial hospitalization program and supports understanding and treatment of teen suicide. The clinic also operates a psychiatry residency clinic where third-year psychiatry residents, overseen by board-certified psychiatrists, provide medication evaluation and management. Patients can access these services through referrals from primary care providers, specialists, or upon discharge from a MercyOne emergency room or Clive Behavioral Health. The clinic holds a rating of 3.80 based on 12 reviews.

The clinic emphasizes confidential care for patients and their families, working with individuals struggling with mental health illness and substance abuse problems. Treatment options for conditions like depression and anxiety include medication, counseling, and relaxation techniques. The psychiatry residency clinic operates Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with no after-hours or crisis care available at this specific location. The clinic is part of the broader MercyOne network, which includes emergency care facilities in Des Moines and West Des Moines, as well as 24-hour inpatient emergency care in Clive.

Located at 6601 SW 9th St Suite 2, the clinic sits on Southwest 9th Street, about a tenth of a mile from Army Post Road. It is roughly a fifth of a mile from Blank Park Pond and the Northern Warren Fire Department, and about a third of a mile from Mann Elementary School. Blank Park is also located nearby, within a quarter of a mile.

MercyOne Des Moines Behavioral Health provides specialized outpatient care and residency-supported psychiatric services in Des Moines, offering targeted treatment for a range of mental health conditions.

Services:

• Crisis intervention services
• Group therapy sessions
• Individual psychotherapy
• Psychiatric medication management
• Telehealth behavioral health visits