About

Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center is a psychiatric hospital in Springfield, Illinois, focused on children and adolescents. The center describes itself as a stand-alone facility providing psychiatric treatment to patients ages 3-17, and its patient handbook identifies services including assessment, treatment planning, psychiatric medication management, group therapy, individual and family therapy, and education (Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center, Patient handbook).

Public service directories place the facility at 5230 South 6th Street Road in Springfield. A Nebraska 211 listing describes eligibility as boys and girls ages 3-17 and lists 24-hour availability, variable fees, Medicaid, private insurance, and private pay (Nebraska 211).

In 2025, the Springfield Region Human Rights Authority of the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission issued a report on complaints involving a minor patient's hospitalization. The report stated that Lincoln Prairie provided psychiatric care to children and adolescents from age 3, primarily ages 7-17, with 97 beds and an average stay of 11-14 days (Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission).