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11/03/2010 08:50 AM

New Psych Unit For Youth To Open At Bellevue

By: NY1 News

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Bellevue Hospital is opening a new, 24-hour psychiatric unit for children and teens.

The $1.1 million Children's Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program is being dedicated today.

The center was created to deal with a dramatic rise in the number of kids needing psychiatric care.

Bellevue says the unit will be able to handle 1,500 patients each year.