Bryce Hospital


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There are currently state and federally funded or sponsored drug and alcohol treatment centers in the state of Alabama

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What kinds of care do they offer?

  • Mental health treatment

    Includes interventions such as therapy or psychotropic medication that treat a person's mental health problem or condition, reduce symptoms, and improve behavioral functioning and outcomes.

  • Substance use treatment

    Refers to a broad range of activities or services, including identification of the problem (and engaging the individual in treatment); brief interventions; assessment of substance abuse and related problems including histories of various types of abuse; diagnosis of the problem(s); and treatment planning, including counseling, medical services, psychiatric services, psychological services, social services and follow-up for persons with alcohol or other drug problems (Institute of Medicine, 1990).

  • Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

    Housing for individuals recovering from substance abuse that is designed to provide a drug and alcohol-free living environment and appropriate support services to facilitate movement to independent living. Such housing includes transitional living, sober houses, sober living, recovery houses, and 3/4 houses.


What type of facility is this?

  • Psychiatric hospital

    Licensed general hospital (public or private) that provides inpatient mental health services in at least one separate psychiatric living unit. This unit must have specifically allocated staff and space (beds) for the treatment of persons with mental illness. The unit may be located in the hospital itself or in a separate building, either adjacent or more remote, and is owned by the hospital. It may also provide 24-hour residential care and/or less than 24-hour care (e.g., outpatient, day treatment, partial hospitalization), but these additional service settings are not requirements.


What types of treatment approaches do they offer?

  • Individual psychotherapy

    Focuses on a patient's current life and relationships within the family, social, and work environments through one-on-one conversations with a therapist. The goal is to identify and resolve problems with insight, as well as build on strengths.

  • Group therapy

    Involves groups of usually 4 to 12 people who have similar problems and who meet regularly with a therapist. The therapist uses the emotional interactions of the group's members to (1) help them get relief from distress and (2) possibly modify their behavior.

  • Activity therapy

    Includes art, dance, music, recreational and occupational therapies, and psychodrama.


  • Smoking not permitted

    Smoking is not allowed.


What type of setting is this location?

  • Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

    Medical treatment that is provided in a hospital or other facility and requires at least one overnight stay.

  • Residential/24-hour residential


Who is responsible for the operation of this facility?

  • State government

    Government of a country subdivision in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government and must meet certain standards set by the federal government, but are free to expand beyond what exists at the federal level and improve services, access, and protections for consumers, such as mental health and substance abuse services, in that state.


What types of payment or funding do they accept?

  • Medicare

    The federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and people with disabilities.

  • State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

  • State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds

    Funds designed to finance the cost of treatment for mental health conditions.

  • State education agency funds

  • Other State funds


What language services are offered?

  • Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

    Service provided for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing.


What specific groups are treated here?

  • Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients

    Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for clients referred from the court/judicial system.

  • Seniors or older adults

    Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Seniors or older adults.

  • Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

    Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons with serious mental illness.


What types of recovery support services are offered here?

  • Mentoring/peer support



What ancillary services are offered at this facility?

  • Education services

    Locate or provide educational services from basic literacy through a general equivalency diploma and college courses including special education at the pre-primary, primary, secondary, and adult levels.

  • Integrated primary care services

    Address the general health care needs of persons with mental health and substance use problems. These general health care needs include the prevention and treatment of chronic illnesses (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease) that can be aggravated by poor health habits such as inadequate physical activity, poor nutrition, and smoking. The services include screening, coordinating care among behavioral health care staff and medical staff; and providing linkages to ensure that all patient needs are met in order to promote wellness and produce the best outcomes.

  • Legal advocacy

    Refers to legal services provided to help protect and maintain a client/patient's legal rights.

  • Suicide prevention services

    Include identifying risk factors; educating staff on identifying the signs of suicidal behavior and using methods to detect risk; and the assessment, intervention, and management of suicidal patients including treatment of an underlying mental or substance use disorder, and use of psychotropic medication, supportive services, and education. Hotlines help individuals to contact the nearest suicide prevention mental health provider.

  • Supported housing

    Independent, normal housing with flexible, individualized supportive services that allow individuals to maintain as much independence as possible.

  • Vocational rehabilitation services

    Include job finding/development; assessment and enhancement of work-related skills (such as writing a resume or taking part in an interview), attitudes, and behaviors; as well as providing job experiences to clients/patients. Transitional employment is also included.


What specific pharmacotherapy treatments do they provide?

  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation

    Are medications that do not contain nicotine but act on the brain to reduce a person's craving for tobacco. Some common medications are Bupropion (Zyban, Wellbutrin), and Nortriptyline (Pamelor). Medications are often prescribed in conjunction with behavioral counseling or support groups to provide the best chance for achieving long-term smoking abstinence. (http://www.mayoclinic.com)

  • Chlorpromazine

    Chlorpromazine is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia and to treat the symptoms of mania in people who have bipolar disorder. It helps you to think more clearly, feel less nervous, and take part in everyday life. It can reduce aggressive behavior and the desire to hurt yourself/others. It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain.

  • Fluphenazine

    Fluphenazine is a decades-old antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia and psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and hostility.

  • Haloperidol

    Haloperidol is used to treat psychotic disorders and is also used to control motor tics and verbal tics in adults and children who have Tourette's disorder. Haloperidol is also used to treat severe behavioral problems such as explosive, aggressive behavior or hyperactivity in children who cannot be treated with psychotherapy or with other medications. Haloperidol is in a group of medications called conventional antipsychotics. It works by decreasing abnormal excitement in the brain.

  • Loxapine

  • Perphenazine

  • Prochlorperazine

  • Thioridazine

  • Aripiprazole

  • Brexpiprazole

  • Clozapine

  • IIoperidone

  • Lurasidone

  • Olanzapine

  • Paliperidone

  • Quetiapine

  • Risperidone

  • Ziprasidone

  • Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

    A multi-disciplinary clinical team approach, helps those with serious mental illness live in the community by providing 24-hour intensive community services in the individual's natural setting.


What types of screening and assessment methods are used here?

  • Screening for tobacco use

    Determines a client's use of tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, or smokeless tobacco. It is generally recommended that providers screen for tobacco use on a regular basis by asking clients, as they are seen, about their current and past use of tobacco products and their exposure to secondhand smoke or tobacco.


What kinds of education and counseling services are offered here?

  • Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

    Includes interventions for persons who use tobacco and want help with stopping, including behavioral support or counseling in groups or individually.


What age groups are accepted here?

  • Young Adults

    Facility accepts young adults (13-25) for treatment.

  • Adults

    Facility accepts adults (26-64) for treatment.

  • Seniors

    Facility accepts seniors (65 or older) for treatment.


What types of testing do they offer?

  • Metabolic syndrome monitoring

  • Laboratory testing


Is vaping allowed at this facility?

  • Vaping not permitted


How do I apply for admission at this location?


Have you been to this facility? What was your experience?


Is there a wait-list for treatment center?


Is any payment required?


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