Behavioral health Access Center

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801-408-8330

324 9th Ave

Salt Lake City, UT 84103

Services we offer:

  • Addiction treatment
  • Behavioral health
  • Crisis stabilization
  • Mental health crisis care
  • Psychiatric care
  • Psychiatric inpatient care
  • Withdrawal management

A mental health crisis can strike when you least expect it. Our Behavioral Health Access Center provides immediate support if you are experiencing serious issues like severe depression, suicide ideation, substance abuse or psychosis.

Intermountain Access Center at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, is for crisis mental health care. As an alternative to the emergency room, the Access Center has mental health experts to stabilize and help you or your loved one create a treatment plan and a path to better mental wellness. Our physicians, nurses and therapists care for patients and their families through medical treatment and support services.

Admissions to the unit are facilitated through an Access Center or Emergency Department.

You can come to us in a crisis

A mental health crisis can strike when you least expect it. Our access centers provide immediate support if you are experiencing a serious issue like depression, substance abuse or psychosis. If an access center is too far away, call 988, 911, or go to the ER.

Expert care, lower costs

We offer immediate crisis observation, and fast access to mental health treatment from licensed behavioral health professionals.

Your emergency room

Our access centers act like an ER. We’ll give you a medical exam and mental health evaluation to find you the right help.

Clear treatment plan

Our patient care managers create a treatment plan for you. Most of our patients leave with a follow-up within four-to-six days.

Do you need withdrawal management?

Get the help you need. Licensed psychiatric care and resources for you or loved ones, including in-patient, detox, and access centers.
Learn more about medical detox

Our services

We specialize in providing care for a wide range of behavioral health conditions. These include, but aren’t limited to:

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Suicidal thoughts

  • Psychosis

  • Mania

  • Delusions

  • Substance abuse

  • Self harm

  • Trauma

Frequently asked questions

Find detailed answers to FAQs about our crisis care program so you can make informed decisions about your healthcare.

No, you don’t need to make an appointment. Our access centers are like emergency rooms, you can walk in and wait to be seen.
We’ll show you to a room where you'll meet with a caregiver who will ask you some questions and do a brief medical exam. This helps us make your care team aware of any other medical conditions that need to be addressed as part of your treatment plan.
After being medically cleared, you’ll meet our crisis worker — a licensed mental health practitioner who is trained in mental health crises. They'll talk to you about what brought you in and the best options for your treatment.
Yes. Every patient is seen by a psychiatrist.

You and your care team will decide on a treatment plan. If you do need to be admitted into inpatient care, it will be included as part of your treatment plan. Learn more about our inpatient care.

Next steps after a long, or short stay, for inpatient mental health care, could include an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). An IOP can be used as a transition from inpatient psychiatric care or as an option for additional therapy services.

Are you pregnant and need detox services?

PATH can help with withdrawal management during pregnancy.
Learn more

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