Getting Started
Find the right place to begin.
MH² offers several ways to start care. We are here to help you decide what is best for you.
Explore starting points
Intensive Treatment Programs
Intensive Programs
For people who need more support than traditional outpatient care.
Aurora Program
Our most intensive care — in-home, community, and clinic-based support 3–6 days a week.
Learn moreOur most intensive outpatient treatment program, designed for individuals with severe or complex mental health conditions who require comprehensive support beyond traditional outpatient care. Through frequent in-home, community-based, and clinic-based services delivered across our multidisciplinary team, Aurora provides intensive treatment, skill building, care coordination, and family support. Our goal is to promote recovery while supporting individuals in remaining safely in their homes and communities.
Foundations for Recovery
A structured intensive outpatient program with coordinated psychiatry, therapy, nutrition, and groups.
Learn moreA structured, multidisciplinary intensive outpatient treatment program for individuals who need more support than traditional outpatient care but do not require the intensity of the Aurora Program. Through coordinated psychiatry, psychotherapy, nutrition, health coaching, and group-based interventions, Foundations for Recovery helps individuals build the knowledge, skills, confidence, and healthy routines needed for lasting recovery.
Team-Based
Comprehensive Assessments
Three levels of multidisciplinary evaluations. Each ends with a written report and a personalized plan.
Advanced
Our most comprehensive evaluation, for complex or treatment-resistant concerns.
What's included
- Extended psychiatric evaluation (80 min)
- Extended psychosocial & substance-use assessment (80 min)
- Dietitian intake and 3-day food log review
- Health coach intake
- Nutrition and lifestyle evaluation
- Advanced labs, expanded biomarkers
- DXA scan, cognitive testing, physical exam
- Sleep and environmental evaluation
- Fitness and movement assessment
- Treatment planning meeting
Core
Team-based evaluation with the psychiatric visit led by a psychiatrist.
What's included
- Psychiatric evaluation by a psychiatrist (60 min)
- Psychosocial & substance-use assessment (60 min)
- Health coach intake
- Nutrition and lifestyle evaluation
- Sleep and environmental evaluations
- Cognitive testing, physical exam, core labs
- Treatment planning meeting
Essential
Team-based evaluation with the psychiatric visit led by a nurse practitioner.
What's included
- Psychiatric evaluation by a psychiatric nurse practitioner (60 min)
- Psychosocial & substance-use assessment (60 min)
- Health coach intake
- Nutrition and lifestyle evaluation
- Sleep and environmental evaluations
- Cognitive testing, physical exam, core labs
- Treatment planning meeting
Targeted
Focused Evaluations
Psychiatric Evaluation
A 60-minute psychiatric evaluation for consultation, diagnostic clarification, medication management, or personalized treatment recommendations.
Ketogenic Therapy Assessment
A focused evaluation to determine whether medically supervised ketogenic therapy is an appropriate and safe treatment option for you.
What's included
- Psychiatric evaluation by a psychiatric nurse practitioner (60 min)
- Ketogenic therapy and nutrition assessment by a registered dietitian (60 min)
- Standard biometrics (height, weight, blood pressure)
- Laboratory testing, including ketogenic-specific biomarkers
- DXA body composition and bone density analysis
- Personalized report and treatment planning meeting
Compare every option side by side
A full breakdown of what's included in each starting point.
Compare every option side by side
A full breakdown of what's included in each starting point.
| What's included | Aurora Program | Foundations for Recovery | Advanced | Core | Essential | Psychiatric Eval | Ketogenic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-visit questionnaires | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Psychiatrist — Extended (80 min) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Psychiatrist — Standard (60 min) | — | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
| Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (60 min) | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Psychosocial & substance-use assessment — Extended (80 min) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Psychosocial & substance-use assessment — Standard (60 min) | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Basic nutrition & lifestyle evaluation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Dietitian intake | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
| 3-day food log review | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Fitness & movement assessment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Sleep & environmental evaluation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Cognitive testing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Physical exam | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Core lab work | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Advanced lab work & expanded biomarkers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Ketogenic Therapy lab panel | ✓ | ✓ | Add-on | — | — | — | ✓ |
| DXA body composition and bone density scan | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Family input session | ✓ | ✓ | Add-on | — | — | — | — |
| Ketogenic Therapy report (~10 pages) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Treatment report (30–40 pages) | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Advanced treatment report (40–60 pages) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Accelerated assessment with treatment beginning on day 1 | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Treatment planning meeting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
Not sure where to start?
Our team is happy to help you choose the option that best fits your needs.
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