Questions & Answers

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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.

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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.

• Cognitive behavioral therapy

  Involves recognizing unhelpful patterns of thinking and reacting, and then modifying or replacing these with more realistic or helpful ones. The therapy can be conducted with individuals, families, or groups, and clients are generally expected to be active participants in their own therapy.

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• Smoking permitted in designated area

  A designated area in which smoking is permitted.

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What type of setting is this location?

• Outpatient

  Describes patients who receive treatment services without an overnight stay at a treatment facility or hospital.

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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.

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What types of payment or funding do they accept?

• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds

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

• State education agency funds

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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.

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What specific groups are treated here?

• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders.

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

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

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

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

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What ancillary services are offered at this facility?

• Case management service

  Helps people arrange for appropriate services and supports through a case manager who monitors the needs of clients/patients and their families and coordinates services, such as mental health, social work, health, educational, vocational, recreational, transportation, advocacy, and respite care, as needed.

• 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.

• Psychosocial rehabilitation services

  Offered individually or in groups, provide therapeutic or intervention services such as daily and community-living skills, self-care and skills training (grooming, bodily care, feeding, social skills training, and basic language skills).

• Supported employment

  Services include assisting individuals with finding work; assessing individuals' skills, attitudes, behaviors, and interest relevant to work; providing vocational rehabilitation and/or other training; and providing work opportunities.

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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.

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Is vaping allowed at this facility?

• Vaping permitted in designated area

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How do I apply for admission at this location?

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

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Is there a wait-list for treatment center?

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Is any payment required?

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