Mental Health Care in Lexington, KY

Eastern State Hospital

What Does Eastern State Hospital Offer?

Eastern State Hospital is a mental health facility at 1350 Bull Lea Road, Lexington, Kentucky, offering hospital inpatient care. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE, state-financed insurance and self-pay and offers a sliding fee scale and payment assistance. Therapy approaches include CBT and DBT. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

1350 Bull Lea Road
Lexington, KY 40511

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at Eastern State Hospital

Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

Medicare
Medicaid
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Other State funds
Private health insurance
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
U.S. Department of VA funds
Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Crisis and Emergency Services

Crisis intervention team
Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Who the Program Serves

Seniors or older adults
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

Chlorpromazine
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Loxapine
Perphenazine
Thiothixene
Thioridazine
Aripiprazole
Asenapine
Brexpiprazole
Clozapine
Olanzapine
Paliperidone
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Ziprasidone
Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Mentoring/peer support
Chronic disease/illness management
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Diet and exercise counseling
Illness management and recovery
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Case management service
Integrated primary care services
Suicide prevention services
Education services
HIV testing
STD testing
TB screening
Metabolic syndrome monitoring
Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
Laboratory testing

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in Kentucky lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.