There are daily opportunities for you to visit your loved one during their inpatient stay; we encourage you to visit as often as you are able. Friends and family serve an important role in recovery and wellness. If you are unable to visit during designated visiting hours, please contact the unit manager to arrange an alternate time to visit.

Click here for visiting information for the Towson Campus. 

Click here for visiting information for the Baltimore/Washington Campus.

Towson Campus Information

Visiting Hours

  • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. daily

  • All visitors must attend a Family Education Meeting, which is held from 6 – 6:30 p.m. daily

Visiting Guidelines

  • Due to space limitations, we ask that only two visitors be present at a time.

  • Visiting must occur in designated visiting areas (dining area and group room); visiting may not occur in bedrooms.

  • If a patient does not want visits from a specific individual, we will honor the patient’s request.

  • No children under the age of 16 may visit the unit.

  • All visitors must display ID upon entering the unit.

  • When visiting, you may not bring a cell phone or camera onto the unit; please be sure to leave these in a secure off-unit location when visiting.

  • If you are bringing in any items for your loved one, all bags will be searched before they are given to the patient. This is for safety purposes.

  • You may bring in food for your loved one; patients are often very appreciative of this gesture. All food must be consumed by the end of the visit.

    • Only beverages with unbroken seals are permitted on the unit; fast food cups are not allowed.

Contacting Your Loved One

In addition to visits, individuals on the unit are permitted to receive calls and mail. The phone is available when patients are not participating in group programming. The phone numbers for the unit are 410-938-4075 and 410-938-4076.

If you wish to send your loved one mail, our mailing address is:

Patient’s Name

Sheppard Pratt

Co-Occurring Disorders Unit

6501 N. Charles Street

Baltimore, MD 21204

Please note that all mail must be opened with a treatment team member present.

Baltimore/Washington Campus Information

Visiting Hours

  • Monday – Friday: 7 – 8 p.m.
  • Weekends: 2 – 4 p.m.

Visiting Guidelines

  • Due to space limitations, we ask that only two visitors be present at a time.
  • Visiting must occur in designated visiting areas (dining area and group room); visiting may not occur in bedrooms.
  • If a patient does not want visits from a specific individual, we will honor the patient’s request.
  • No children under the age of 16 may visit the unit.
  • All visitors must display ID upon entering the unit.
  • When visiting, you may not bring a cell phone or camera onto the unit; please be sure to leave these in a secure off-unit location when visiting.
  • If you are bringing in any items for your loved one, all bags will be searched before they are given to the patient. This is for safety purposes.
  • You may bring in food for your loved one; patients are often very appreciative of this gesture. All food must be consumed by the end of the visit.
  • Only beverages with unbroken seals are permitted on the unit; fast food cups are not allowed.

Contacting Your Loved One

In addition to visits, individuals on the unit are permitted to receive calls and mail. The phone is available when patients are not participating in group programming. The phone numbers for the unit are 240-915-5815 and 240-915-5820.

If you wish to send your loved one mail, our mailing address is:

Patient’s Name

Sheppard Pratt 

Co-Occurring Disorders Unit

7220 Discovery Drive

Elkridge, MD 21075

Please note that all mail must be opened with a treatment team member present.