Walter P Reuther Psychiatric Hospital

Michigan Department of Community Health
30901 PALMER RD
WESTLAND, MI 48186
1 Students
Ungraded UG - UG
School Overview
The Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital (WPRPH), located in Westland, Michigan, is a state-operated inpatient facility under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). Serving as one of the state's primary psychiatric hospitals, it provides intensive, specialized care for adults experiencing severe and persistent mental illnesses. The facility is designed to support individuals who require a secure, highly structured environment, often focusing on those transitioning from other institutions or those requiring long-term stabilization and therapeutic intervention.

The hospital emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to treatment, integrating psychiatric care, nursing services, psychology, and social work to promote recovery and eventual community reintegration. Beyond clinical treatment, the facility offers a variety of rehabilitative services and programming aimed at helping patients develop coping mechanisms and functional life skills. Because it is a secure facility, the hospital operates under strict safety protocols, maintaining a mission to provide high-quality, compassionate mental health care in a controlled setting for Michigan’s most vulnerable psychiatric patients.
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Full-Time Teachers
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Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • Black
    1 (100.0%)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Ungraded
School Type: Special Education School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status: No
District: Michigan Department of Community Health
Phone: (734)367-8527
Grade Range: UG - UG
Total Students: 1
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): N/A
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: N/A
NSLP Participation:1 Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch: 0
Qualified Reduced Lunch: 0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught
Ungraded 1
Gender Ratio