Child and Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health Care at the Bradley Center

Facility Information, Rules and Guidelines

The following information is provided to help you and your child come to the hospital prepared and knowing what to expect. Please bring only the approved items.

What to bring:

• Insurance card
• Name, address, phone of current and previous therapists and doctors
• List of all medications that your child is taking, including over the counter medications and vitamins
• Casual comfortable clothing, including undergarments, for 3-5 days (pants, shirts, underwear/bra, socks, pajamas/slippers, shoes/no laces, sweater or light jacket)
• Toiletries: soap, makeup, shampoo, razor, shaving cream, toothbrush, toothpaste, brush, comb, hairdressing, deodorant, powder and Depends/diapers
• Any other items that are specific needs of the patient during their stay would be appreciated.
• Laundry service is not provided except for patients that live out of town, nursing home patients and patients with special needs.

What to leave at home:

• Valuables, including jewelry, credit cards, checkbooks and large amounts of cash
• Home medications
• Mouthwash containing alcohol
• Illicit drugs or alcohol
• Tobacco items
• Clothing promoting drug use, alcohol use, sex or anything else that contradicts a healthy lifestyle (or any clothing deemed inappropriate by staff)
• Revealing clothing, bare midriffs, low-cut tops, form fitting clothing
• Lighters, matches, tobacco products
• Glass items
• Food, candy, gum, beverages, water bottles, etc.
• CD players, tape players, tape recorders
• TVs, cameras, computers/laptops
• Cell phones and beeper
• Hats and scarves

These items are not allowed and will be sent home with family members.

Visiting Hours & Guidelines

Monday-Friday: 5:30–7 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday & Holidays: 3-5 p.m.

• All visitors must sign in and sign a confidentiality statement that is included on the sign-in sheet.
• Visitors are not allowed to bring personal belongings and will be asked to empty pockets prior to going on the unit, i.e., purses, backpacks, food, drinks, etc.
• Patients are allowed only two visitors at any given time.
• Any patient admitted with an alcohol or other drug-related problem cannot have visitors within the first 48 hours.
• Visitors are only allowed in the dayroom.
• Visitors are not allowed to bring food or drinks for patients.
• All items brought by visitors for patients will be given to staff.
• After visiting hours those items will be inspected for safety reasons and then given to the patient.

Children's Phone Privileges
Children are not allowed to make phone calls. Staff will screen all patient calls prior to allowing the patient to take the call. Please limit phone calls to 10 minutes. Patient phone number: (706) 320-3768.

Adolescent Phone Privileges
Monday–Friday:
6:30-7:30 p.m. (5-minute limit per patient)
Patient phone number: (706) 320-3768

Television and Smoking Guidelines

• The television is used for therapeutic activities with staff members present in order to provide the most therapeutic environment possible.
• The Bradley Center is a tobacco free facility. This applies to patients, staff and visitors.