Primary Children’s Wasatch Canyons Behavioral Health

5770 South 1500 West
Taylorsville, UT 84123

Taylorsville, Utah
385-478-2000

About Primary Children’s Wasatch Canyons Behavioral Health

Primary Children’s pediatric behavioral health campus is in Taylorsville, Utah. They've operated for over a century. This center is part of the Intermountain Health group. This facility specializes in children and adolescents who are experiencing mental, behavioral, and substance use disorders.

As of September 2025, this location is newly renovated with additional inpatient secure beds, outpatient spaces, and family-centered spaces.

The Wasatch Canyons Behavioral Health is off the 215 Belt, providing quick and easy access for those needing services. It’s also close to Cottonwood Grove and various parks and natural areas within the Wasatch Range.

Newly Renovated Children’s Behavioral Health Facility

The Primary Children’s Wasatch Canyons Behavioral Health facility has been renovated, adding additional beds for residential care of adolescents and children, ages 6-18 years old. These renovations added additional beds for those with emotional, psychiatric and dual-diagnosis disorders.

Affordable Children’s Crisis Care

The facility has 24-hour crisis care, including a walk-in crisis center and behavioral health stabilization for immediate and emergency support services. Intermountain Health added larger waiting areas and sensory-specific spaces for family members and patients waiting.

The Intermountain Health network accepts Medicaid, state funding, and private insurance. They also offer a financial assistance plan for those who qualify.

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Amenities

Private Rehab

Private drug rehab provides a comfortable, secure environment that allows you to focus on doing the work to get your life back on track. Benefits include a higher staff-to-client ratio, increased one-on-one time with therapists and healthcare providers, private rooms for clients, and customized forms of therapy.

Residential Setting

Residential drug rehab provides the comforts of home with the therapeutic support needed to successfully recover. Benefits of an inpatient program include increased safety, a higher success rate, and the time and distance given to focus on recovery. Residential drug rehabs are often the preferred method of treatment, as they can be tailored to meet specific needs, offer focused therapeutic care, and provide the necessary tools to sustain recovery.

Addiction Treatment Programs

Teen & Adolescent Program

A young adult program in Utah offers comprehensive treatment to prepare young adults to be successful in life. Treatment addresses challenges unique to this age bracket (teens and twenties), and provides activities and therapies tailored for young adults.

Adult Program

An adult program in Utah offers treatment services for those seeking help with drug or alcohol addiction. Methods vary, but most programs use a combination of counseling, medical treatment, and therapeutic activities to help participants achieve recovery.

Men's Rehab

When individuals attend men’s rehab in Utah, they receive treatment focused on the experiences of men. For example, this treatment removes the stigma of asking for help or looking weak. This helps men move forward with recovery.

Women's Rehab

Women’s rehab in Utah focuses on empowering women with self-confidence and support to achieve long-term sobriety. These programs allow gender-related issues to be handled among other women, which is more comfortable for many participants.

Senior Drug & Alcohol Rehab

Taking the older adult's unique needs into account, elderly rehab in Utah increases recovery success. Physical limitations, chronic medical conditions, and other common age-related concerns are incorporated into these programs to provide relevant, safe, and effective treatment.

Levels of Care

Inpatient Rehab

Depending on the program, inpatient rehab in Utah can last from four to 12 weeks. It involves living at the facility under 24/7 supervision. Typical treatment methods include individual, group, and recreational therapy as well as medication.

Outpatient Rehab

Utah outpatient rehab allows you to remain at home during treatment. You’ll visit a counselor’s office or treatment center a couple of times per week for sessions. You’ll also attend 12-step group meetings. This support will provide accountability and help you continue to develop strategies to prevent relapse.

Dual Diagnosis & Mental Health

If you meet the criteria for both substance abuse disorder and a mental health disorder, this is called dual diagnosis. For the best recovery outcomes, you need dual diagnosis treatment in Utah. This type of treatment involves specialists in both fields, to address all your recovery needs.

Accreditations

State License

Accepted Insurance

Primary Children’s Wasatch Canyons Behavioral Health works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Cigna
Humana
UnitedHealth Group

Contact Information

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5770 South 1500 West
Taylorsville, UT 84123

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