Kensington Hospital

Friends Hospital is located on 100 beautiful acres in Northeast Philadelphia and is one of America's oldest hospitals and the first private non-profit institution founded exclusively to help persons with mental illness. The hospital was founded by the Quakers in 1813 based on the belief that all people can live a "moral, ordered existence if treated with kindness, dignity, and respect." Friends Hospital provides inpatient and residential mental health and substance use treatment options for adults and older adults. The facility offers an Adult Program for ages 18 to 55 with acute mental health symptoms, an Older Adult Program for ages 55 and older experiencing issues such as depression or psychosis, services for LGBTQ+ patients, the Greystone Residential Program for long-term community residence for individuals over 21, and a Crisis Response Center (CRC) available 24/7 for emergency walk-in psychiatric evaluations for adults age 18 and older.