New Name for Mental Health Services

As we continue to assess and refresh our mental health service offerings, we are including a rebrand of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine services. Effective immediately, the department is now called Carilion Mental Health (CMH).

It’s important that we chip away at the stigmas associated with mental health care. This name change is a step in that direction, building on the momentum of moving outpatient mental health services to Tanglewood.

“Our work to relocate and rename Psychiatry and Behavioral Health services is more than a simple department rebrand,” said Bill Wasserman, vice president. “It reflects the growing mental health care needs in the region and our hope to standardize and normalize this important service.”

Our long-term commitment is to provide compassionate mental health care, research and education to support the health and wellness of our community.

Carilion Mental Health includes all of the services we offer, including:

• Inpatient care 
• Addiction services
• Child and adolescent psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry and the Center for Healthy Aging
• Women’s mental health services
• Interventional treatment
• Research and development
• Psychology services
• Emergency psychiatry
• Center for Grief and Healing

Inpatient and outpatient services continue at CNRV. This department location, formerly known as Saint Albans Hospital, first affiliated with Carilion in 1992 and still serves our region.

Roanoke-based outpatient services remain at the South Jefferson Street location, and plans for inpatient care are in development. By fall 2023, we plan to relocate most Roanoke-based outpatient services to Tanglewood Center. Telepsychiatry services also continue throughout the region, including at our community hospitals.

Join us in celebrating this exciting next step in improving the delivery of mental health services. If you have questions, please contact Bill Wasserman, Carilion Mental Health, at wiwasserman@carilionclinic.org.