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    <title>Patriot Support</title>
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      <title>Patriot Support Offers Behavioral Health Guidance at Military Conference</title>
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      <description>FRANKLIN, Tenn. &#45; Aug. 23, 2010 &#45; To raise awareness of mental health issues and solutions for the military, Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) (NASDAQ: PSYS) and its PSI Patriot Support initiative recently sponsored a booth at the 2010 TRICARE Communications and Customer Service conference in New Orleans. 
The conference gave more than 500 Military Health System customer service and communications staff the opportunity to network and learn about changes to military healthcare benefits and focus on providing the best possible services to their customers.

&#8220;Anytime we have a platform to talk about our Patriot Support facilities and the services and treatment available, we take advantage,&#8221; said Andy Laning, executive director of military affairs for PSI. &#8220;The conference offered us a great networking experience and up&#45;to&#45;date information about what is happening in military healthcare.&#8221;

Keynote speaker Christine Humber, deputy director of TRICARE Management Activity, and motivational speaker Jake Poore presented at the Aug. 3 &#45; 5 event. PSI Patriot Support served as the only behavioral health supporter at the conference.

For more information about PSI Patriot Support visit http://www.PSIPatriotSupport.com. 

About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. For more information, please visit www.psychiatricsolutionsmedia.com</description>
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      <dc:date>2010-08-23T19:56:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Cedar Springs Hospital Co&#45;Sponsors Community Training Event</title>
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      <description>COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.&amp;nbsp; &#45; (July 19, 2010) &#45; Cedar Springs Hospital, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) facility, recently co&#45;sponsored a community training event entitled &#8220;Caring for Military Behavioral Health Patients.&#8221;&amp;nbsp; The event took place on July 9 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Colorado Springs.&amp;nbsp; The Southern Colorado Coalition of Acute Behavioral Healthcare Providers and TriWest Healthcare Alliance also served as co&#45;sponsors.
The event familiarized outpatient behavioral health providers about treatment programs and protocols for military patients and their family members who may be experiencing mental health issues associated with deployment.&amp;nbsp; The goal was to equip providers with information needed to better identify and treat these patients.

Presentation topics included PTSD, substance abuse, Veterans Affairs, and TriCare, among others.

The event attracted national representatives from TriWest, along with representatives from Fort Carson and several community providers.

The event offered Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to physicians, nurses and social workers who attended.

The Southern Colorado Coalition&#8217;s primary objective is to provide local military installations with sound information regarding services offered, as well as to open the door for feedback pertaining to the military&#8217;s needs, what the facilities may do to improve their military services and what is needed from military representatives when treating soldiers and airmen.

About Cedar Springs Hospital
Cedar Springs Hospital is a fully licensed, 110&#45;bed private hospital specializing in the treatment of psychiatric, addictive and co&#45;occurring disorders in children, adolescents, adults and seniors. Treatment programs include inpatient psychiatric stabilization, residential chemical dependency and dual&#45;diagnosis treatment for adults, residential Complex PTSD/PTSD for adults and psychiatric residential treatment. Cedar Springs Hospital is one of eight PSI Patriot Support Centers with dedicated military programs. The facility is licensed by the State of Colorado and fully accredited by The Joint Commission. As a community service, the hospital provides free face&#45;to&#45;face assessments and referral services by appointment, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, please visit http://www.cedarspringsmediapsi.com or http://www.psipatriotsupport.com

About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. For more information, please visit http://www.psychiatricsolutionsmedia.com</description>
      <dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-07-19T19:00:24+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Brook Hospital&#45;Dupont to Unveil Outpatient Center and Unit Additions</title>
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      <description>Unit Additions to Include Services for Military and Chemical Dependency Patients
MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT:
The Brook Hospital&#45;Dupont, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) facility, will host a ribbon&#45;cutting ceremony to unveil its new outpatient center and two new units. 

WHO:
John Hollinsworth, Division President, Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.
Paul Andrews, CEO, The Brook Hospitals
John Coots, Economic Development Department, Mayor&#8217;s Office

WHEN:
Thursday, July 15
12:30 p.m.

WHERE:
The Brook Hospital &#8211; Dupont 
1405 Browns Lane
Louisville, Kentucky 40207
(502) 896&#45;0495

MORE:
The Brook Hospital &#8211; Dupont has expanded its facility to include a new outpatient center and two new units. The new outpatient center will include a new auditorium for use in educational programs for the community.&amp;nbsp; New units will house an adult chemical dependency program, while the other unit will treat active duty personnel, veterans and military families.&amp;nbsp; For the past six years The Brook&#45;Dupont has provided clinical care for the men and women of U.S. military forces.

About The Brook Hospitals 
The Brook Hospital &#8211; Dupont and The Brook Hospital &#8211; KMI provides the highest quality mental health and addiction services through a secure and supportive environment that encourages individuals to enter recovery and return to successful living. The Brook offers a full continuum of inpatient, partial and outpatient services for children ages 3 to 12, as well as for adults. Specialized treatment services are provided by a multidisciplinary team of highly trained physicians, psychologists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses and activity therapists. For more information, please visit http://www.thebrookdupontmediapsi.com or http://www.thebrookkmimediapsi.com
About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. For more information, please visit http://www.psychiatricsolutionsmedia.com</description>
      <dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-06-15T16:39:08+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Poplar Springs Hospital Offers Military Substance Abuse Program</title>
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      <description>PETERSBURG, Va. &#8212; (June 2, 2010) &#8212; To address the growing need for service members with drug and alcohol problems, Poplar Springs Hospital has created a dedicated military substance abuse program at the full&#45;service behavioral health facility. David Brady, D.O, serves as clinical director of the substance abuse program as part of a larger active duty military treatment program at Poplar Springs.
Treatment begins with a thorough assessment. Based on the assessment findings, service members are placed in different parts of the TRICARE&#45;certified programs at the facility. Poplar Springs utilizes the American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria, factoring in the severity of addiction, community supports, co&#45;morbid mental and physical conditions, and potential for complicated withdrawal to guide their treatment recommendations.&amp;nbsp;   

Dr. Brady understands military life and knows the challenges military personnel and their families face. With a well&#45;rounded medical, and psychiatric background, Brady oversees the Active Duty Military Unit. Poplar Springs has treated hundreds of soldiers for the emotional and psychological effects of military stress and post&#45;deployment adjustment&#45;related issues&#8212;including substance abuse. 

&#8220;Poplar Springs understands the impact that military service has on our service members and their families,&#8221; said Brady. &#8220;After touring several of the military installations within the Eastern Seaboard Region and speaking with military officials about their needs, we built a military substance abuse program at Poplar Springs designed specifically for these groups. We have streamlined treatment programs to address their issues and treatment priorities. We will actively continue discussions to determine the best course of action to prevent future patterns of substance abuse and help mitigate the current issues.&#8221;&amp;nbsp; 

The active duty military unit at Poplar Springs Hospital regularly treats military personnel from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Maryland with individual military personnel coming from as far away as Michigan and Pennsylvania.&amp;nbsp;  

About Poplar Springs Hospital
Poplar Springs Hospital, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. facility, provides a therapeutic environment and extensive mental health continuum of care designed for the treatment of behavioral and emotional disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, and other issues that compromise productive daily functioning. Poplar Springs Hospital is Medicaid approved and is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.It is also a TRICARE approved facility and is available for eligible members of the military and their families.For more information, please visit http://www.poplarspringsmediapsi.com. 

About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. For more information, please visit www.psychiatricsolutionsmedia.com</description>
      <dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-06-02T18:43:12+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Brook Hospitals Partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters for &#8220;Mentoring Military Children&#8221;</title>
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      <description>LOUISVILLE, Ky. &#8211; (June 1, 2010) &#8211; Mentoring youth has been the focus of Big Brothers Big Sisters since its inception more than 100 years ago. The Brook Hospitals, Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) facilities, recently announced they will join their mission to provide support to military families.
The Big Brothers Big Sisters program will respond to the needs of children in military families with its &#8220;Mentoring Military Children&#8221; initiative. The program matches children who have a parent deployed or in the process of deployment. It is open to the children of active duty Military, Reservist and National Guard Soldiers. Once the child is matched, Big Brothers Big Sisters provides mentor support with special events, outings and activities. 

Since 2001, nearly 900,000 troops with children have been deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and the Persian Gulf. The Pentagon estimates that currently 234,000 children have a mother or father deployed.

&#8220;Children with mothers and fathers in the military often suffer from increased levels of fear and anxiety or may experience behavioral problems,&#8221; said Paul Andrews, chief executive officer of The Brook Hospital &#8211; Dupont and The Brook Hospital &#45; KMI. &#8220;With high levels of military deployment and repeat tours of duty, partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters allows our staff to assist families and their children in the Fort Knox area who need help coping with the stress and complications that multiple deployments might cause.&#8221; 

Most recently, The Brook Hospitals sponsored a breakfast to kick off the &#8220;Mentoring Military Children&#8221; initiative. The event was held at the Leaders Club at Fort Knox.

&#8220;The Big Brothers Big Sisters mission falls right in line with our mission: to provide military families with the help and support they need as they bravely serve our country,&#8221; said Andrews. &#8220;As they proudly serve us, we want to serve them.&#8221;

In addition to their support of the &#8220;Mentoring Military Children&#8221; initiative, The Brook Hospital &#8211; Dupont is also designated as a PSI Patriot Support Center, an expanded program that provides behavioral health services to military members and their families at PSI facilities around the country. 

For more information about the &#8220;Mentoring Military Children&#8221; initiative, call (270) 769&#45;5225 or send an e&#45;mail to bob.belknap@bbbs.org. 

For more information about PSI Patriot Support, please visit www.PSIPatriotSupport.com

About The Brook Hospitals 
The Brook Hospital &#8211; Dupont and The Brook Hospital &#8211; KMI provides the highest quality mental health and addiction services through a secure and supportive environment that encourages individuals to enter recovery and return to successful living. The Brook offers a full continuum of inpatient, partial and outpatient services for children ages 3 to 12, as well as for adults. Specialized treatment services are provided by a multidisciplinary team of highly trained physicians, psychologists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses and activity therapists. For more information, please visit www.thebrookdupontmediapsi.com or www.thebrookkmimediapsi.com

About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. For more information, please visit www.psychiatricsolutionsmedia.com</description>
      <dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-06-01T15:48:44+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Army OneSource Announces Community Outreach Program for Civilian and Behavioral Health Providers</title>
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      <description>Army OneSource recently introduced a community outreach program to raise awareness of the unique challenges of Military life on Service members and their families, and to address the growing demand for behavioral health services.
Sponsored by the U.S. Army, Army OneSource has launched a formal campaign to encourage civilian health and behavioral health providers to complete a FREE online course in the series, &#8220;Treating the Invisible Wounds of War.&#8221; The series of courses help primary care physicians, case workers, mental health providers and other professionals develop a better understanding of the culture in which Service members and Veterans, as well as their families, live and work.

In today&#8217;s combat situation &#8211; where there is no front line and constant vigilance must be maintained on the ground, where individuals are serving as many as four deployments that are longer in duration than in the past, and where Service members and families are asked to give more because of the all&#45;volunteer&#45;military, it has become true that, &#8220;the wounds of war are not limited to the battlefield.&#8221; The courses provide best practices for identifying, assessing and treating behavioral health problems that result from the trauma of war.

To complete the course, please follow instructions below:

From your browser, go to http://www.aheconnect.com/citizensoldier 
Step 1: Click on New Users tab at the top of the screen 
Step 2: Create a personal user account following the instructions on the screen 
NOTE: Be sure to enter your Army OneSource referral code: AOSwtx3 in the space provided. If you don&#8217;t have a referral code, contact your local Army OneSource Community Support Coordinator. 
Step 3: Login to the system using your new ID and password 
Step 4: Click on Courses tab at the top of the screen 
Step 5: Select a course you wish to complete. 
Step 6: Click on Register 
Once you complete a course, your CEU will be recorded, and you will have access to download and print a Certificate of Completion.

Contact:
Denise C. Williams
West Texas Community Support Coordinator
Army OneSource (AOS)
915.525&#45;5185
denise.c.williams@serco&#45;na.com
http://www.myarmyonesource.com</description>
      <dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-05-19T22:27:44+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Poplar Springs Hospital Wins for Military Treatment Program Poster</title>
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      <description>PETERSBURG, Va. &#45; (May 13, 2010) &#45; Poplar Springs Hospital is proud to announce that the poster for its exclusive active duty military care unit recently won a silver award in the 27th Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards presented by the Healthcare Marketing Report Publications Group. Poplar Springs&#8217; poster was entered among 4,000 applicants in a variety of categories and won in the specialty hospitals poster category. 
The award&#45;winning poster designed by Richmond advertising agency Neathawk Dubuque &amp;amp; Packett (ND&amp;amp;P) for Poplar Springs titled &#8220;Battle Scars&#8221; depicts the mental and emotional wounds that military members often experience post&#45;service, including anxiety, substance abuse, decreased social interaction, stress and flashbacks. Poplar Springs, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) full&#45;service behavioral health facility, is TRICARE certified and specializes in treating the behavioral healthcare needs of military personnel and their families. 

&#8220;We congratulate Neathawk Dubuque &amp;amp; Packett on creating such a powerful representation of the military program services we offer at Poplar Springs Hospital,&#8221; said Richard Clark, chief executive officer at Poplar Springs.&#8220;While we are proud to be a part of this ad campaign, we hope this will let military personnel and their loved ones know that they are not alone in their pain, and there is a support center in the community dedicated to them.&#8221;

About Poplar Springs Hospital
Poplar Springs Hospital, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. facility, provides a therapeutic environment and extensive mental health continuum of care designed for the treatment of behavioral and emotional disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, and other issues that compromise productive daily functioning. Poplar Springs Hospital is Medicaid approved and is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.It is also a TRICARE approved facility and is available for eligible members of the military and their families.For more information, please visit www.poplarspringsmediapsi.com.

About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. For more information, please visit www.psychiatricsolutionsmedia.com</description>
      <dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-05-13T19:43:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Arrowhead Behavioral Health Offers New Program for Active Duty Military and Veterans</title>
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      <description>MAUMEE, Ohio &#8211; (May 12, 2010) &#8211; Arrowhead Behavioral Health, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) facility, is proud to announce the new TRICARE certified program for current members of the military, veterans and their families.
&#8220;Anyone who has ever served in the military has made a huge sacrifice for our country; now it&#8217;s time for us to give back,&#8221; said Elyssia Lowe, chief executive officer of Arrowhead Behavioral Health. &#8220;This program will offer them confidential and specialized treatment for any mental health needs they may have.&#8221;

Multiple deployments, as well as the high intensity and duration of conflicts can compound the extreme stress on those who are serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and their families. Arrowhead Behavioral Health has board certified psychiatrists, registered nurses, military&#45;trained therapists and other professionals trained to help military and family members with unique mental health needs.

&#8220;Our highly qualified staff will determine the appropriate level of care to best fit each individual&#8217;s needs,&#8221; said Lowe. &#8220;The new TRICARE program can help them transition back into civilian life, help them overcome chemical dependence and substance abuse, and assess any other mental health issues they may be dealing with.&#8221;

Through treatment, Arrowhead professionals can teach the necessary resiliency skills to support healthy coping strategies, address the stress related to war and help active duty military members and their families return to normal life.

About Arrowhead Behavioral Health
Arrowhead Behavioral Health is a private 42&#45;bed psychiatric hospital located in Maumee, Ohio. Arrowhead provides a highly structured and safe environment for its Psychiatric, Alcohol and Drug Treatment and Geriatric Inpatient programs by practicing a multidisciplinary approach that includes medication management, crisis stabilization, individual and group therapy and dual diagnosis education. Arrowhead serves persons 18 years and older with a diagnosis of a mental disorder and/or addictive disorders. For more information, please visit www.arrowheadmediapsi.com

About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. For more information, please visit www.psychiatricsolutionsmedia.com</description>
      <dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-05-12T21:22:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Riveredge Hospital Provides Seminar Series on Mental Health Treatment for Veterans</title>
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      <description>CHICAGO &#8211; (April 12, 2010) &#8211; Riveredge Hospital, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) facility, hosted a three&#45;part seminar series to present information on mental health treatment for Veterans. Each presentation was led by Dr. John Mundt, an experienced teacher, lecturer and trainer on issues of post&#45;traumatic stress disorder and Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
The seminar topics included &#8220;The New Veterans: Who Are They,&#8221; &#8220;General Considerations in Mental Health Treatment of Veterans&#8221; and &#8220;Understanding Homecoming for Veterans.&#8221; Throughout the series, Dr. Mundt explained how Veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been affected by their deployments.

&#8220;At Riveredge Hospital we are committed to providing trauma informed care for our patients,&#8221; said Carey Carlock, chief executive officer of Riveredge. &#8220;Utilizing this treatment approach and providing this type of educational series is only one way we ensure our mental health professionals have the latest information to properly treat this population.&#8221;

Dr. Mundt described various experiences endured by combat Veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the impact of multiple deployments and the significant stressors unique to serving in these wars. The series was geared toward therapists, psychologists, social workers and related professionals, as well as those interested in learning more about PTSD and other mental health issues related to serving in combat.

The seminars were just a few of the free, physician&#45;led trainings Riveredge Hospital hosts on numerous behavioral health&#45;related topics. In addition to on&#45;site training, Riveredge physicians and clinicians provide training sessions and workshops at local agencies, free of charge, as needed.

About Riveredge Hospital
Riveredge Hospital is a 210&#45;bed psychiatric facility providing inpatient, outpatient, consultative and educational programming to treat children, adolescents and adults. Riveredge Hospital is committed to partnerships that support initiatives that better the community. It is owned and operated by Psychiatric Solutions, Inc (PSI). For more information, please visit www.riveredgemediapsi.com

About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) 
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. For more information, please visit www.psychiatricsolutionsmedia.com.</description>
      <dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-04-12T17:12:28+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Cedar Springs Hospital Announces New Director of Military Psychiatry</title>
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      <description>COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.&amp;nbsp; &#8211; (March 30, 2010) &#8211; Cedar Springs Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles H. Dukes, M.D., as Director of Military Psychiatry. Cedar Springs, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) facility, is a fully licensed, private hospital specializing in the treatment of psychiatric, addictive and co&#45;occurring disorders in patients of all ages.
Cedar Springs is one of eight PSI facilities nationwide designated as a Patriot Support Center that helps Active Duty Military, Veterans and their families manage the emotional and psychological effects of combat theater stress and post&#45;deployment adjustment related issues. Dr. Dukes welcomes the opportunity to help service men and women at Cedar Springs because of his involvement with the U.S. Navy and Army Reserves.

&#8220;Patriot Support Centers like Cedar Springs seek to partner with the military to provide quality mental health care to service members,&#8221; said Dr. Dukes, who has been deployed to Iraq in the past. &#8220;For these Americans who have answered the call of duty, we proudly answer the call to care.&#8221;

Dr. Dukes, a Jackson, Miss., native, has more than 22 years of military experience with active deployments to the combat theater. He enlisted in the Navy in 1985 and served as a Hospital Corpsman. While a Navy reservist, Dr. Dukes graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor&#8217;s in philosophy and religion from Newberry College.&amp;nbsp; He also earned a Master of Divinity from Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary and served as a Chaplain in the Navy Reserves.&amp;nbsp; Additionally, he earned an M.D. from Ross University.

In 2005, he was commissioned in the Army medical corps and subsequently provided psychiatric care to soldiers at Camp Taji in Iraq in 2008 as a part of a combat stress team. Recently, Dr. Dukes was activated to provide psychiatric support for individuals involved in the tragedy at Fort Hood. 

Cedar Springs CEO Elaine Crnkovic is delighted to have Dr. Dukes serve as director of military psychiatry for the facility because of his well&#45;rounded background and military experience.

&#8220;We are very proud to have Dr. Dukes join the Cedar Springs team,&#8221; said Crnkovic.&amp;nbsp; &#8220;His experience and expertise in treating our country&#8217;s service men and women will assist us in continuing to provide outstanding patient care to those that have sacrificed so much for our country.&#8221;

About Cedar Springs Hospital
Cedar Springs Hospital is a fully licensed, 110&#45;bed private hospital specializing in the treatment of psychiatric, addictive and co&#45;occurring disorders in children, adolescents, adults and seniors. Treatment programs include inpatient psychiatric stabilization, residential chemical dependency and dual&#45;diagnosis treatment for adults, residential Complex PTSD/PTSD for adults and psychiatric residential treatment. Cedar Springs Hospital is one of eight PSI Patriot Support Centers with dedicated military programs.&amp;nbsp; The facility is licensed by the State of Colorado and fully accredited by The Joint Commission. As a community service, the hospital provides free face&#45;to&#45;face assessments and referral services by appointment, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.&amp;nbsp; For more information, please visit www.cedarspringsmediapsi.com or www.psipatriotsupport.com.

About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.&amp;nbsp; PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others.&amp;nbsp; For more information, please visit http://www.mediapsi.com.</description>
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