Bethanië, part of Emmaüs, takes care of adult patients, suffering with psychiatrical problems. It offers short and long term treatment, in the hospital or daycare.
The psychiatrical center has 854 beds on different locations: Zoersel, Malle, Brasschaat, Kapellen and Kalmthout. Bethanië regroups:
- the Psychiatrical hospital Bethanië
- the Psychiatrical nursing home De Landhuizen
- the initiative Protected Living De Sprong
- the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center De Keerkring
- the Therapeutical Community de evenaar
Some numbers of Bethanië (2018)
- Annual number of admissions: 1.581
- Number of involuntary commitments: 242
- Number of compensated peer counselors: 6
- Number of volunteers: 139
- Number of employees: 1.020
- Number of psychiatrists: 19
Fields of expertise
- Urgent care and shortterm treatment
- Depression, fear and personality problems
- Psychological problems before and after childbirth
- Addiction to alcohol and/or medication
- Intensive treatment of personality problems
- Not congenital braindamage
- Intellectual restriction and psychiatrical problems
- Gerontological psychiatry
- Psychosis
- Reïntegration
- Living assistance