Valley Behavioral Health System

Barling, Arkansas

10301 Mayo Drive
Barling, AR 72923

About Valley Behavioral Health System

Valley Behavioral Health System, in Barling, Arkansas, is a mental and behavioral health care facility for youth and adults. They offer inpatient, outpatient, and aftercare programming, including specialized services for children, teens, and persons with co-occurring addiction and mental illness. Their primary treatment modalities include psychotherapy, recovery focused life skills training, and evidence based complementary care.

Valley Behavioral Health Systems is a mental health and addiction recovery center for youth and adults in Barling, Arkansas. They offer inpatient, outpatient, and aftercare programming. Dedicated programs for children, adolescents, and persons with co-occurring addiction and mental illness are also available.

The inpatient drug rehab program allows clients to focus on their recovery in a private, home like setting with premium amenities, including onsite fitness and recreational facilities. Clients receive medical and mental health assessments and personalized care plans. They also engage in intensive individual, group, and family counseling drawing on a range of proven modalities, including CBT, DBT, REBT, solution focused brief therapy (SFBT), and motivational interviewing (MI). Evidence based complementary therapies, including recreational therapy and experiential therapy, are included. The program also prioritizes independent living and recovery focused life skills training. Children and adolescents receiving inpatient care may attend the onsite, accredited day school.

The outpatient program supports clients’ long term recovery through a robust continuum of care aligned with patients’ evolving needs. Their step down approach encompasses multiple levels of care, including partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), standard outpatient, and transitional and alumni support. Aftercare services may include 12 step program induction and referrals for medical, mental health, and social service programs.

Valley Behavioral Health System is state licensed and accredited by the Joint Commission. They accept private insurance, military insurance, state and federal grants, Medicare, Medicaid, and self pay. Financial aid is available.

Payment Options

Private Insurance
Self-pay options
Financial aid
Medicare
Military insurance
Medicaid

Levels of Care

Inpatient

Inpatient treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to mental health treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Valley Behavioral Health Systems offer inpatient treatment to men, women and children.

Intensive Outpatient

Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) are for those who want or need a very structured treatment program but who also wish to live at home and continue with certain responsibilities (such as work or school). IOP substance abuse treatment programs vary in duration and intensity, and certain outpatient rehab centers will offer individualized treatment programs.

Aftercare

Clients in addiction recovery typically require robust, ongoing support, which rehab aftercare programs are designed to provide. These programs are premised on the idea that clients' mental, emotional, physical, social, and financial wellbeing is essential to recovery. Clients collaborate with their case managers and addiction recovery team to identify the rehab aftercare services they will need to thrive while in recovery. Clients may receive peer coaching, career counseling, and 12 step program induction, among other services.

Partial Hospitalization Program

A partial hospitalization program (PHP) is a short-term form of intensive rehab, usually for those with acute symptoms that are hard to manage but don’t require 24-hour care. PHPs have structured programming (i.e. individual and/or group therapy), and usually meet 3-5 days a week for around 6 hours (i.e. 9am-3m). Some PHPs are residential (patients sleep on site) and some are not, so patients sleep at home. PHPs can last from 1-6 months, and some offer transportation and meals.

24-Hour Clinical Care

During many phases of addiction treatment, you'll need to receive 24-hour clinical care in Arkansas. This supervision ensures your safety during the detox process. Licensed medical professionals and experienced addiction specialists provide medication management, non-addictive medication to curb withdrawal symptoms, and frequent monitoring of vital signs.

Programs

Adolescence program

Adult program

Young adult program

Children program

Total Beds

114

Settings & Amenities

Private setting
Basketball court
Recreation room

Treatment

Mental Health

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Clinical Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

Group Therapy

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

Individual Therapy

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Trauma Therapy

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Couples Therapy

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

Family Therapy

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

Recreational Therapy

Recreational therapy uses physical activity and hobbies to support alcohol and drug addiction recovery in Arkansas. They help improve your physical health and provide you with a sense of accomplishment, which is critical to overcoming addiction. These activities could include gardening, music, or sports. They help to promote relaxation and build a supportive community.

Experiential Therapy

Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.

Accreditations

State License

State Licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow rehab organizations to conduct business legally within a certain geographical area. Typically, the kind of program a rehab facility offers, along with its physical location, determines which licenses are required to operate legally.

State License: Arkansas
License Number: 031-650

Joint Commission

The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.

Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes
Accreditation Number: 499639

Contact

(479) 755-2321

Website

10301 Mayo Drive
Barling, AR 72923

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Reviews

1.92 (133 reviews)

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Google Rating

1.9 (131 reviews)

Chance Z.

2 months ago

I got a text a couple months ago that was asking for feedback. I was sent a text stating it was noticed that I didn't come to an interview and was asked why that may have been. This rubbed me the wrong way because I had went to an interview for this place. I remember having a bad experience and when this was sent to me, I was so glad to finally say what I needed to. I also decided to read reviews here to see what others were saying and honestly, I feel so glad I never followed up after my interview. Here is my response to being asked about my experience:"I applied for this a few months prior to the listed date and did show up to the interview. While I was impressed with the interview and the campus, there were some things that made me uncomfortable. During my interview I was brought into an area to speak with other people I'd be working with. I remember one person saying specifically "A job like this will make you never want kids" (side note: this was one of the activity coordinators by the way). Here's my issue with that: this is a place where youth go when they need support. Often times these kids don't have strong support systems. To make a comment like that implies that you hate your job and that the youth are absolutely awful to work with. That was a big red flag for me. I remember leaving the interview and that thing that was said stuck to my mind. Second, I didn't like the hours. This is all why I never responded to the job offer. I have a deep passion for mental health. If im going to work for some place, I want to feel that passion from the other workers. The youth served here need support from people like us and a mentality that's says "A job like this will make you never want to have kids" doesn't say that for me."It seems like a lot of the issues here lie within the faculty. I understand it's a stressful job, but you have to set aside you're frustrations because you are here for these people. What I read in these reviews tells me that there needs to be more work with meeting the clients where they are at and listening to them. I understand certain laws and regulations impose specific issues to this, but that is no excuse for treating these clients any less as people. I hope in the future, there is a huge tonal shift in how clients are treated based on reviews and what I was told in my interview. We are all human here. Treat everyone with the respect they deserve and have some passion in what you do.Respectfully from someone with a human services degree (and who takes my passion very seriously), thank you for reading.

Response from the owner2 months ago

We are grateful that you were willing to provide this feedback. Our goal is to provide clinically excellent care, and we would benefit from more details. If you are open to sharing additional information, we kindly ask you to send us an email at Feedback@valleybehavioral.com. Thank you.

Angelia Stanton

This place is a joke. Places like this don't need state funding . Our tax dollars need to be used for provider that do care and take the time to fix our children instead of drug them and send them home.I was straight out lied to was convinced to switch my child insurance to be in their 3 to 6 month program. It was a straight up lie. There was no beds to be available i was even told by the nurse there wouldn't be a bed. So I reached out to Mary Beth. Whom apologized for and told me the nurse never should have said that. Insisted I change insurance a bed would be available by the time insurance kicked in. It was all a lie. I explained my dr don't take this insurance the switch was only to pay them.Now I have no dr no councler, she is being discharged on meds that do not work for her she sleep all day. Of course she been doing good she sleeps all the time.The dr says oh she good to go. My question is how is she going to get a education and prepare for her adult future is she not awake to learn it. ??So my daughter is coming home drugged sleeping all day. And ready for school and all the daily events a 15 years old is to do.Places like this need to be stopped they are causing more harm to our children than fixing them.Red alert don't ignore the reviews. Do NOT send your child here.They went against everything o told them. The nurse called me and told me I had to choose a psyic atypical med. I begged her to not do and anti psychotic drug she said I has to choose one because the dr said. I asked why anti psychotic she had been on over 11 they dont work for her she said pick one told her I didn't know what to do she said choose one. This nurse would be April she is rude. not about the benefit of the children but she is the one that advised me Mary Beth was wrong my child wouldn't be staying there. She knew better she attends the staff meetings. So she a good med pusher I guess you could say. Needless to say that converstatuonwas recorded also. Now I realize she bullied me into something I didn't not want my child to have and told her my serious concerns.The.outstanding DR Kendrick whom never speaks t o the parents is not the dr you want. Kind of strange he will perscibe your child meds before making a diagnosis but don't have time to speak with the parents who raise and know the child.Contact the state DDS turn this place in. Together we will make a difference for our children. CALL people they will listen.Contact Roy Wynden or contact Sarah Sanders personally. She will listen and she wants to know our concernsThis is serious people document everything and record your conversations . It for you and your child protection.

We appreciate you taking the time to write this review. It is important for us to obtain additional information, and we would like to discuss this further. Please contact us at Feedback@valleybehavioral.com. Thank you.

Diana Sampson

The person told me if I come there they will hold me against my will.

Tiffany Henry

Just don't! A family member of mine went to this facility for treatment for acute care. Zero communication, family left worse than going in, and staff's solution was increasing medication that shows as having significant interactions together... As a DSP in behavioral health, this is the worst facility I have had the displeasure to "work" with yet.

Response from the owner10 months ago

Thank you for taking time to leave this review. We take all feedback very seriously and appreciate your willingness to share. We would be grateful to have an opportunity to discuss this at greater length and ask that you please contact FeedBack@valleybehavioral.com so that we can gain a better understanding of and best address your concerns.

Jill Fields

My son has had good things to say. I'm thankful.

Your feedback is very appreciated. Our goal is to provide world-class care that changes lives for the better.

Shane Cleveland

I've been at valley before they stuck me in the crazy unit this time they moved me into a more laid back unit they were great they seem really short handed though I wish the doctor would have a little more time for you but I understand they are short handed they was even nice enough to let me call Baptist and check on my truck and call my sister to watch my apartment for me

We're extremely grateful for your feedback. We want to be a trusted source in the delivery of life-changing care.

Muccia

DO NOT SHARE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH ANY OF THE STAFF HERE IF YOU DON'T WANT YOUR PARENTS TO KNOW!!!! If you share any personal stuff with them, they will get on the phone with your parents and TELL THEM EVERYTHING!!!Edit: Forgot to mention that for some weird reason they keep your clothes at the front desk even after receiving them and don t give them to you until you finally ask for them. Had to sleep in the same jeans for days.

hayden scott

this place stinks dawg

Lesa Elliott

3 months ago

This is the very first time. My daugther is in there, and we have been told so many different things by this facility, that we don't know what to believe. My phone call with my daugther was suppose to be 10 minutes and between workers arguing and me trying to clarify what my daugther can do regarding the phone they tried taking a couple of minutes from her, due to arguing with each other and me clarifying. To the point I got huffy and told them that they took some of her minutes by arguing about getting the code from me just so I could talk to her. And her dial said, I had been on the phone for 7 minutes. Well that 7 minutes was part of you answering that phone and arguing with your coworker.My daught said she was not watch she was to kiss a boy and let that boy touch her inappropriate. THIS OLACE IS HORRIBLE. Daugther went for help came out worse.Guys dont just file a review here. Go to the BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, and file complaints.There is a whole lot more to the story, but just giving google reviews is not helping.I called my daugther then called my pastor's wife to let them know she was gonna be calling. Then my daugther called me back and did not even talk the rest of the time. They are suppose to be helping, and not our family members feeling intimidate. There is no communication with the workers. Once they get your family in their it is like you don't even matter.

Kendra Bolen

Approaching my late 30s, I've noticed the vast majority of my generation, my parent's generation don't even believe in mental illness. Despite the stigma, I admitted myself after a particularly bad bipolar episode. I could liken it to culture shock; the professionals on staff not only understand mental illness but actively strive to make the patient's lives better. The staff in the facility was wonderful. All of them genuinely care about what they do. I ve seen them put their own well being at risk to help a patient from hurting themselves or others. I gotta give a shout out to Hunter. His words live in my head rent free. He had such a positive impact on my treatment I can not say I d be as focused and driven as I am now without all of his groups and his wisdom, and his undying positivity in the face of adversity. When I find myself dealing with conflict I pretend there s a lil Hunter in my noggin. I wonder what he would do/say in the situation. Hunter is a national treasure and I sincerely hope that Valley recognizes his dedication, kindness, patience, and good dude energy. One of the things that stands out to me is his people awareness ( almost like his spidey senses were tingling) he could recognize trouble brewing inside and he would talk to the person and simply ask, what emotion are you experiencing, then share from the heart. He s genuine and that s so rare. He did several groups grounding techniques and coping skills. I ve been out for only a few days but without the team, especially Chris and Blake, Brian, Cheri I might be discouraged and reach for the sauce but for right now, it s good soup here. Thank you all for changing my life.

Response from the owner3 months ago

We are so grateful that you were willing to leave this feedback! Our goal is to offer hope for a bright future.

Emingly Rose

4 months ago

*EDITI know you guys at Valley see this, and the fact that you reply to reviews with "this is disheartening" or other things like that, but then never do anything about it is wrong! I hope that place gets shut down, and I really hope that the patients that are forced to be stuck there to make y'all money will actually get to go to a REAL mental facility.I have been a patient at this hospital several times in my life, and I've always been mistreated. Every Time. Whether it's the nurses being horribly rude, the doctors not giving any sort of help, or just the fact that not one patient is EVER treated like a HUMAN. For example, you are given a handbook with your "patient rights" inside. It lists things like what clothing you are allowed to bring and other things that patients sre allowed to have/know. I've been admitted into the adolescent acute unit once (2012)And although they have a new name now, "Valley" seems exactly the same as it's former name "Vista".From that stay, I clearly remember having "shut up" as well as other rude statements yelled at us, and everyone on the unit was between 14-17 years old. They were hateful to everyone, they'd laugh when something was clearly wrong with one of us, and I saw them chase, tackle, restrain and violently give a 14 year old child a shot in the leg. They missed where they were aiming the shot, and ended up shooting the medicine into the boys muscle, which made him unable to walk correctly, he could hardly use the leg that was injured. Another time during that same stay, the staff that were watching us got annoyed and told us all to shut up, again yelling, and to sit still. A boy spoke up after a few minutes, saying "We all have some kind of mental issue that doesn't make it easy to be quiet and stay still" to which he was yelled at to shut up, again. More recently I have been to this hospital a lot of times, (because they were the only hospital I could go to) but ive seen no improvement. The staff weren't yelling anymore, but the hospital was always filthy, they were all rude (except for a handful of people(mostly techs)) and treated the patients as if we were just nothing, hardly anyone is ever treated woth humanity and kindness. They would call us liars, and deny us medication when needed, and used the excuse "it's shift change" so the nurses didn't have to do their jobs, while the techs actually took care of everything for them. The doctors and nurses were professional liars. I remember a specific doctor "Ashley" I don't know the last name, but she wore glasses, and usually had her hair in a ponytail. This is the doctor I saw most often, and after a while she got to know me, which she then decided that she didn't care any more. She was rude, and always cut me off when I tried to tell her what was going on or if I had a question. One stay she accused me of being on drugs. They do a blood test the morning after you admit, and the doctor reviews it, then they usually report it to the nurse if you have anything in your blood. One day during that week, doctor Ashley came in to my room to talk about my care plan. After asking me a couple questions, she says "by the way, your results came back positive. " I asked if she meant pregnancy, and she said "No, I mean the drug test. We found Meth in your system" I was very shocked because I had/have never done any drugs, besides medicinal marijuana, and I asked what she meant. She repeated what she said again, and this time with a rude attitude, then proceeded to laugh at me and call me a liar when I got offended and answered that I had not ever done meth. That was one of the many times I've personally had problems with them, but if you ask anyone that has ever been there, they'd tell you more horror stories than me. They mistreat and ignore patients, lie about discharge dates and care plans. They've stolen personal property from me, as well as others. The staff high up in the system (because I'm actively trying to get my girlfriend out of there) are very rude, and belittle you, tell you lies, and do anything to cover themselves.

Daniella Steinmetz

Our son has homicidial idiations and said to us on the phone while on the unit that he wanted to kill himself but the nurse "didn't hear him" so it didn't count for his medical records. for a whole 36 hours he stopped saying outloud he was going to kill his entire family and stopped talking about the voices who wanted to take over his body. This was enough for them to say he was stable enough and send him home to the family he wants to kill.They refused to allow him to enter into the 30 day program because he is Autistic and refuses to use the bathroom. So they said we don't take legal responsibility but you need to take him home or take him back to another ER if you feel unsafe but we are done caring for him"THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT FAMILIES.

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