Empowering people to achieve their greatest potential, Westbrook Health Services, Inc. is the industry leader in providing comprehensive care to individuals with mental health, developmental, substance abuse and addiction challenges.
Westbrook Health Services Inc. takes pride in providing comprehensive behavioral healthcare, providing quality treatment, support and education for individuals, families and the community . We strive to meet the needs of clients in the most efficient and effective manner possible. Westbrook Health Services, Inc. is 501© (3) non-profit corporation providing Comprehensive Behavioral Health Services in eight rural counties in West Virginia. Westbrook Health Services began in 1949 in Parkersburg, WV as the Wood County Mental Health Clinic. In 1966, due to increases in services and staff size, the Wood County Mental Health Clinic was re-incorporated as Western District Guidance Clinic, assuming services across a multi-county area. In 1973, Western District Guidance Center moved to its current offices in Parkersburg and was so named two years later. Growth continued with county clinical sites established in keeping with West Virginia’s plan to improve service access and program growth. In 1996, Western District changed its name to Westbrook Health Services, Inc. and has continued to provide services, including the addition of new services such as expanded Crisis services and the New Day Crisis Stabilization Unit for residential crisis stabilization, Genesis Program for Women (a substance abuse program serving women and women with children), various transitional homes for the homeless and others with behavioral health problems. Westbrook Health Services, Inc. is the eighth largest employer in Wood County, WV.