Nationwide Children’s Hospital Marks Milestone With Future Behavioral Health Center

Nationwide Children’s Hospital recently completed the first portion of construction on what will become the hospital’s new behavioral health treatment center. The new facility, named Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion, will be the largest center for children and adolescents in the country.

The new facility’s arrival is timely, as children in the country face rising rates of depression, autism, and suicidality. It is projected that only about one in five children who have a serious mental illness (SMI) receive the treatment or services they need. It is anticipated that the new $158 million facility will help to . . .