PIERCETON — The Bowen Center will be opening their new adult In-Patient Unit in Pierceton, on Oct. 4. This new 24-hour behavioral healthcare facility will be located on 9 Pequignot Drive.

The new building will feature 12 adult client rooms and 20,622 square feet and use an innovative pod design with four client rooms per pod.  Fiscal Year 2016 of the Bowen Center inpatient unit saw 938 patients served for 2976 bed days with mood disorders, psychotic disorders and substance abuse disorders as the most commonly treated issues.

The new facility will be taking referrals from 10 area counties the Bowen Center currently serves which include Kosciusko, Whitley, Allen, Huntington, Wabash, Marshal, Dekalb, Steuben, Lagrange and Noble counties.

Founded in 1961, the Otis R. Bowen Center for Human Services, Inc., is a private not-for-profit, comprehensive community mental health center licensed by the State of Indiana Division of Mental Health.