Find the hope and help you need to live a healthy, fulfilling life.
If you or a loved one are experiencing emotional or behavioral issues that impact your mental health and affect your day-to-day living, professional help is available close to home.
Nearly one in five U.S. adults is currently living with a mental health illness. We recognize, however, that your circumstances and needs are unique to you. Whether your care begins as an outpatient or as an inpatient for emergent care, your recovery will begin with a better understanding of what you need to move forward, including family and community support, education and other services that may benefit you.
Providers
Our professional team of physicians, nurse practitioners and counselors work with you to create a path to life at its fullest.
Eyuel Terefe, M.D.
Psychiatry
Gina Botello, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatry
Lorena Cancino Gacharna, M.D.
Psychiatry
Locations
Yuma Regional Medical Center Behavioral Health Tuscany Plaza
2851 S. Avenue BBuilding 19
Yuma, AZ 85364
Yuma Regional Medical Center Behavioral Health Center
7201 E. 31st PlaceYuma, AZ 85365
Conditions and Services
When emotional or behavioral issues impact your daily life — including these and other conditions — you can find the hope and help you need at Yuma Regional Medical Center, close to home, family and friends.
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorders
- Depression
- Gender Dysmorphia
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Schizophrenia
Outpatient Behavioral Health
At our outpatient care clinics, we offer a warm, welcoming environment where patients can safely receive professional clinical and behavioral health care, compassion and attention close to home, family and friends.
Inpatient Behavioral Health
For those needing a more intensive level of care, inpatient care at the Yuma Regional Medical Center Behavioral Health Center may be your most immediate treatment option, where we focus on stabilization and treatment of acute psychiatric and/or substance abuse problems.
Choosing the Right Level of Help
Yuma Regional Medical Center offers safe spaces where you can go to seek professional behavioral health care. Our clinics and inpatient hospital can help you if the symptoms listed below do not improve or seem to be worsening despite self-care efforts and you want to talk to your health care provider.
Outpatient Care
Average wait time 30+ days
- Medication management
- Non-emergent psychiatric symptoms
- Loss of interest in school, work and/or home activities
Intensive Outpatient Care
Average wait time 2+ weeks
- Increase in severity of anxiety, depression and mood disorder
- Challenges and difficulty maintaining relationships and performing work and school activities
- Chronic stress or trauma
- Prolonged or ongoing, unresolved family conflict
Inpatient Care
Average wait time immediate
- Suicidal and/or homicidal ideation/gestures
- Assaultive behaviors/threats
- Hallucinations, delusions and/or paranoia
- Failure of outpatient psychiatric treatment
What to Expect at the Inpatient Unit
At the Behavioral Health Center, we have psychiatric professionals who are trained to assess and determine the appropriate treatment plan for you. Your length of stay is dependent on your diagnosis and response to treatment. During your stay, you can expect:
- A safe and supportive environment
- Daily structured, interactive groups and activities
- Onsite chef
- A multidisciplinary team (psychiatrist, registered nurses, behavioral health technicians, social workers)
- Onsite visitation from friends and family
