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LIVE WELL.

Dedicated to excellence as a specialized mental health provider and resource center in Wyoming, we continue to develop and expand to meet the needs of our patients, their families, and the community

Youth Services Adult Services

WELCOME TO WBI

WBI's care is trauma informed

Welcome to Wyoming Behavioral Institute, a 90-bed behavioral health hospital in Casper, Wyoming, accredited by JCAHO and Licensed by the Wyoming Department of Health.

  • Trauma informed care understands the affects of trauma and violence on an individual
  • Trauma informed care is designed to treat the long-term effects of past physical, emotional or sexual trauma
  • We help patients develop new coping strategies that fit their lives better
  • Patients and therapists forge alliances
  • Recovery is the goal and partnership and respect are the pathways

Wyoming Schools Offered Student Inpatient Diagnostic Evaluation

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Services Available to Districts for Students Ages 6 to 17

  • INPATIENT ASSESSMENT
    Children and adolescents in school can be evaluated for mental and behavioral health concerns and interventions
  • DIAGNOSTIC OVERVIEW
    Intensive review of child or adolescent's functioning in school and other group settings
  • AFTERCARE PLAN
    Recommendations for the best course of treatment for the child or adolescent, including risk assessment
  • EXIT CONFERENCE AND WRITTEN REPORT
    Prior to discharge, an exit conference in person or by telephone will be held; a written report will be provided within one week of discharge

WBI provides child, adolescent and adult care

  • Free, 24-hour information and referral
  • Free assessments any time
  • Crisis stabilization
  • Accessible inpatient treatment

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WBI OFFERS SPECIALIZED INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT

  • Comprehensive Evaluation
  • Full-spectrum, therapeutic environment therapy
  • Medication management
  • Case Management
  • Discharge Planning

Visiting Hours

For more information, call: 307-237-7444 or 800-457-9312

Adult Patients: Daily from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in 15-minute increments. Only family members may visit.

Adolescent Acute Patients: Daily at lunch and dinner and after dinner
All visitors must be on patient's approved visitors list.

Adolescent Pathways Patients: Daily at lunch and dinner and after dinner
All visitors must be on patient's approved visitors list.

Child Patients: Daily at lunch and dinner and after dinner
All visitors must be on patient's approved visitors list.

Phone Time Information:
Call: 307-237-7444 or 800-457-9312
Adult Patients: Daily, except when patients are in group sessions
Adolescent Acute Patients: Generally after dinner
Adolescent Pathways Patients: Generally after dinner
Child Patients: Generally after dinner