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What kinds of care do they offer?

• 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.

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What types of opioid treatment do they provide?

• Does not treat opioid use disorders

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What types of treatment approaches do they offer?

• 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.

• Trauma-related counseling

  Cognitive behavior techniques adapted for clients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other effects of abuse and trauma.

• Brief intervention

  A short-term intervention, usually one to five sessions, for substance abusers who are not yet dependent.

• Motivational interviewing

  A counseling approach which acknowledges that many people experience ambivalence when deciding to make changes. Its aim is not to focus immediately on the action of changing, but to work to enhance motivation to change.

• Anger management

  Uses strategies to address the anger cycle, conflict resolution, assertiveness skills, and anger-control plans. The goal of anger management is to reduce both emotional feelings and the physiological arousal that anger causes.

• Relapse prevention

  A cognitive behavioral therapy developed for the treatment of problem drinking and adapted later for cocaine addicts. Cognitive behavioral strategies are based on the theory that learning processes play a critical role in the development of maladaptive behavioral patterns. Individuals learn to identify and correct problematic behaviors. Relapse prevention encompasses several cognitive behavioral strategies that facilitate abstinence as well as provide help for people who experience relapse.

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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.

• Regular outpatient treatment

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Who is responsible for the operation of this facility?

• Tribal government

  A governing body of a group of Native American Indians or Alaska Natives that qualifies as an Indian tribal government determined by the Internal Revenue Services.

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What types of payment or funding do they accept?

• Cash or self-payment

  Payment for treatment is made by the person directly, through cash or other means, rather than using health insurance.

• Medicaid

  A joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with low incomes and limited resources. Medicaid programs vary from state to state.

• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

• Private health insurance

• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs

  Financial assistance provided by the federal, state, or local government for substance use treatment.

• IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds

  Direct funds from the Indian Health Service. They consist of tribal funds through "638 contracts" (named after the public law under which they were authorized) and/or urban funds through federal Title 5 grants. These funds are considered part of the India health care system and can be used for programs that provide behavioral health services as well as for programs that provide other health-related services.

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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.

• Adult women

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for adult women.

• Adult men

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for adult men.

• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons who have experienced sexual abuse.

• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence.

• Young adults

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Transitional age young adults.

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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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Domestic violence services, including family or partner

  Provide safety assistance to victims of domestic violence.

• Mental health services

  Assessment, diagnosis, treatment or counseling in a professional relationship to assist an individual or group in alleviating mental or emotional illness, symptoms, conditions or disorders.

• Social skills development

• Transportation assistance

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What types of recovery support services are offered here?

• Mentoring/peer support

• Housing services

  Are designed to assist individuals with finding and maintaining appropriate housing arrangements.

• Employment counseling or training

  Advises, coaches, provides information to and supports people who are planning, seeking and managing their life/work direction.

• Recovery coach

  Are provided by mental health consumers and include mental health treatment or support services, such as social clubs, peer-support groups, and other peer-organized or consumer-run activities (e.g., consumer satisfaction evaluations of mental health treatment).

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What specific pharmacotherapy treatments do they provide?

• Nicotine replacement

  Administers nicotine to the body by means other than tobacco, without other harmful chemicals found in tobacco. Common forms of nicotine replacement therapy are nicotine patches, nicotine gum or lozenges, nasal spray and inhaler. The goal of nicotine replacement is to prevent cravings in a tobacco user, allowing the person to abstain from tobacco.

• 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)

• Medication for mental disorders

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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.

• Comprehensive substance use assessment

• Interim services for clients

• Outreach to persons in the community

• Screening for mental disorders

  Test to determine whether a person is experiencing symptoms of mental health conditions and needs treatment.

• Screening for substance use

  Test to determine whether a person is experiencing symptoms of substance use and needs treatment.

• Professional interventionist/educational consultant

• Complete medical history/physical exam

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What kinds of education and counseling services are offered here?

• Individual counseling

  Process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained mental health clinician in a safe, caring, and confidential environment.

• Group counseling

  Form of therapy where people with similar experiences/issues come together with a professional therapist.

• Family counseling

  A type of psychological counseling (psychotherapy) that can help family members improve communication and resolve conflicts.

• Substance use disorder education

• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)?

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What age groups are accepted here?

• Children/Adolescents

  Facility accepts children/adolescents (12 or younger) for treatment.

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What genders are accepted here?

• Female

• Male

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What kinds of transitional services do they provide if any?

• Aftercare/continuing care

• Discharge Planning

  A process that aims to improve the coordination of services after discharge from the hospital by considering the patient?s needs in the community.

• Outcome follow-up after discharge

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What types of testing do they offer?

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing

  A device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample.

• Drug or alcohol urine screening

  Analyzes your urine for the presence of certain illegal drugs and prescription medications.

• HIV testing

  Determines whether you are infected with HIV, a virus that weakens the immune system and can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

• STD testing

  Testing to determine the type of sexually transmitted disease a person may be carrying.

• TB screening

  Skin tests that are used to screen people who are at high risk for TB exposure such as people with diseases or conditions that weaken their immune system.

• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)

  Involves blood test that measure HBV (Hepatitis B virus) antigens and antibodies.

• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

  Test for Hepatitis C, which is usually done and recommended for persons currently injecting drugs, ever injected drugs, were prior recipients of transfusions or organ transplants, or have certain medical conditions, including persons: 1. who received clotting factor concentrates produced before 1987 2. who were ever on long-term hemodialysis 3. with persistently abnormal alanine aminotransferase levels (ALT) 4. who have HIV infection

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What types of alcohol abuse treatment are available at this facility?

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

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Who provides the medication used in alcohol abuse treatment?

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

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What medical services do they offer?

• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination

• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination

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What other types of addiction do they treat?

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

  Treatment for behavioral addictions or process addictions and occur when a person is dependent upon a specific behavior (i.e. gambling addiction, compulsive shopping disorder, etc.).

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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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