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A Kingwood's Little Known Asset by Bonnie McKenna Observer Intern


	Sitting quietly in a residential neighborhood just off Kingwood Drive on Ladbrook Drive is Kingwood’s little known asset. Kingwood Pines Hospital. Kingwood Pines is a private behavioral health care and addictive disease treatment facility. Most residents of Kingwood are unaware of the hospital and the services provided by this facility. The 78-bed hospital is available for intensive inpatient treatment as well as partial hospitalization and outpatient programs. The hospital treats children, adolescents and adults for various psychiatric disorders, abuse and addictive behaviors. Treatment is managed by a team of mental health specialists led by a psychiatrist. The team is made up of licensed professional counselors, social workers, pharmacists and registered nurses. The hospital is a state of the art treatment facility licensed by the State of Texas and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations. “Many families are torn apart during the time they are seeking to get a diagnosis,” said Jerri Sethna, M.D., Medical Director of Chemical Dependency Services. “We are here to help.” Kingwood Pines also facilitates numerous support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Depressive Bipolar Support Association, and the National Association for Mentally Ill. These programs are offered on various schedules, including days, evenings, weekends or a combination of these. Family counseling is also available. The hospital is offering to start a parenting class. The program is designed to help parents learn what to expect as their child grows up, what are age appropriate behaviors and what is not, as well as, when and how to discipline. If you are interested in this program or other support groups, please call 281-358-1495 and ask for admissions. store where the children and adolescents can ‘purchase’, with good behavior points, items such as books, stuffed animals and earphones to listen to music. The Club also provides Christmas gifts for any child hospitalized at Christmas. Anyone interested in donating age specific gifts during the holiday season should contact the Kingwood Women’s Club at www.kingwoodwomensclub.com. When you or someone you know is experiencing emotional behaviors or involved with substance abuse, it is difficult to know what to do. Kingwood Pines Hospital offers an assessment, free of charge, by a licensed professional to help you determine what is needed and what the next step should be. Call 281-358-1495, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Left to Right: Linda Meeds, Director of Clinical Services, Linda Hodgkins, Chief Executive Officer, Mary Rocco, Kingwood Women’s Club, and Jerri Sethna, M.D., Medical Director of Chemical Dependency Services Photo By: BONNIE MCKENNA

Sitting quietly in a residential neighborhood just off Kingwood Drive on Ladbrook Drive is Kingwood’s little known asset. Kingwood Pines Hospital. Kingwood Pines is a private behavioral health care and addictive disease treatment facility.

Most residents of Kingwood are unaware of the hospital and the services provided by this facility. The 78-bed hospital is available for intensive inpatient treatment as well as partial hospitalization and outpatient programs.

The hospital treats children, adolescents and adults for various psychiatric disorders, abuse and addictive behaviors. Treatment is managed by a team of mental health specialists led by a psychiatrist. The team is made up of licensed professional counselors, social workers,
pharmacists and registered nurses. The hospital is a state of the art treatment facility licensed by the State of Texas and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.
“Many families are torn apart during the time they are seeking to get a diagnosis,” said Jerri Sethna, M.D., Medical Director of Chemical Dependency Services. “We are here to help.”

Kingwood Pines also facilitates numerous support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Depressive Bipolar Support Association, and the National Association for Mentally Ill. These programs are offered on various schedules, including days, evenings, weekends or a combination of these. Family counseling is also available.

The hospital is offering to start a parenting class. The program is designed to help parents learn what to expect as their child grows up, what are age appropriate behaviors and what is not, as well as, when and how to discipline. If you are interested in this program
or other support groups, please call 281-358-1495 and ask for admissions.

store where the children and adolescents can ‘purchase’, with good behavior points, items such as books, stuffed animals and earphones to listen to music. The Club also provides Christmas gifts for any child hospitalized at Christmas. Anyone interested in donating age specific gifts during the holiday season should contact the Kingwood Women’s Club at www.kingwoodwomensclub.com.

When you or someone you know is experiencing emotional behaviors or involved with substance abuse, it is difficult to know what to do. Kingwood Pines Hospital offers an assessment, free of charge, by a licensed professional to help you determine what is needed and what the next step should be. Call 281-358-1495, 24 hours a day, seven
days a week.

Left to Right: Linda Meeds, Director of Clinical Services, Linda Hodgkins, Chief Executive Officer, Mary Rocco, Kingwood Women’s Club, and Jerri Sethna, M.D., Medical Director of Chemical Dependency Services

Photo By: BONNIE MCKENNA