Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Resources

Individuals that experience Addiction and/or Mental Health challenges are provided the tools at Addiction and Recovery Services (ARS) that are necessary to enter into and sustain recovery from all issues that have a negative impact on their lives. Therapist Steve Brownrigg and ARS are committed to their clients and they specialize in Addictions, Substance Abuse, Mental Health Disorders and the Dually-Diagnosed Client.

Steve Brownrigg is a Nationally Certified Counselor, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor. At ARS, their clients are encouraged to get the most out of other support resources like 12 Step programs, family support, medications that are appropriate, and spirituality. This helps their clients to achieve a satisfying lifestyle that doesn’t require the use of alcohol, drugs or unhealthy addictive behaviors that relieve symptoms of anxiety, depression, fear, shame and guilt.

Steve Brownrigg understands addiction. Steve began his own recovery from alcoholism in 1997. Co-Occurring Disorders is Steve’s major field of treatment. Individuals that have co-occurring disorders are challenged by both substance abuse/dependency disorders as well as other mental health disorders.

Steve opened his private practice Addiction & Recovery Services in 2006 and there are a variety of therapeutic disciplines Steve utilizes in his practice. Cognitive Behavior, Solution Focused, 12-Step Facilitation, EMDR which is Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing and other approaches are used in his work.

Addiction & Recovery Professional Services

1. A free thirty minute initial consultation before therapy starts; this ensures a good fit between the client and therapist.
2. Substance Abuse and Addiction Therapy for adults and families
3. Alcohol and Drug evaluations
4. Mental Health Therapy for individuals, couples, and families
5. Family Consults and Intervention planning
6. Co-dependency treatment
7. EMDR
8. Treatment of common Co-Occurring Disorders

Common co-occurring disorders include Depression, Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual and Physical Abuse, and Process Addictions like over-eating, gambling and sexual addictions.

Addiction doesn’t just affect the alcoholic or drug user, it affects the whole family. Addiction & Recovery Services in Nebraska can not only make a difference for the addicted individual but can help family members also. If you are; suffering from addiction, have a family member that is or have a mental health issue like depression, anxiety, grief, or sexual or physical trauma, ARS is there to help.

Adanta Group in Kentucky is a community based behavioral healthcare company that provides quality mental health, mental retardation, developmental disability, chemical dependency, prevention, training, and treatment services in the 10 county Lake Cumberland area. There are 3 major divisions in Adanta; these include Human Development Services, Clinical Services and the Regional Prevention Center.

Adanta Group provides behavioral health services to their community and has been doing so since 1967. They see over 12 thousand clients a year in their region, and they offer a variety of comprehensive services to adults, adolescents and children.

Adanta’s Clinical Services provides mental health care to people and families by working with them on a one on one basis or in group therapy sessions. Clinical Services include: Adult Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment and Child and Family Services.

Adanta Adult Mental Health Services

1. Outpatient Psychotherapy
2. Outpatient Psychiatric Treatment
3. Group Therapy
4. Case Management Services
5. Day Treatment Programs
6. Marriage and Family Counseling
7. Crisis Intervention
8. Psychological Evaluations; Individualized Diagnostic Assessment & Neuropsychological Evaluations

Millions of men, women and children are affected with substance abuse and addiction health disorders around the world. It doesn’t matter who you are, substance abuse and addiction affects people in all walks of life.

Adanta Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment Services

Treatment for substance abuse and addiction is conducted by a trained professional and begins with a full comprehensive diagnostic evaluation. Individual treatment programs are designed specifically for each individual based on the results of their own personal evaluation.

Elements of Treatment

Adanta’s effective treatment elements include; Screening, Intake, Assessments, Treatment Planning, Discharge Care Planning, Support and Confidentiality.

Treatment Responds to Each Individual’s Needs Relating To:

1. Preventive and primary health care
2. Co-occurring mental health disorders
3. Racial, ethnic, gender and cultural issues
4. Employment and educational needs
5. Advocacy and support
6. Physical-cognitive disabilities

Individualized approaches are taken for every individual, based on the results of the diagnostic assessment medications may be needed. Medications may be used to help block cravings, facilitate detoxification, or needed in treating co-occurring mental health disorders like depression. Services available include:

1. Comprehensive Assessments
2. Outpatient Counseling
3. Intensive Outpatient Programs
4. DUI Offender Education & Treatment
5. Referral
6. Case Management
7. School Based Services
8. Consultation
9. Family
10. Education
11. Supervisory Training & Employee Education

Adanta’s Child and Family Services

Child and Adolescent Clinic (C&A) provides:

1. Specialty Group and Family Therapy
2. Attention Deficient Disorder ADD counseling
3. Psychological testing
4. Medication Monitoring services for children and adolescent up to 18 years of age

IMPACT Services

IMPACT Services provide collaboration between families and other agencies that are significantly involved to strengthen community resources in order to allow a child with severe emotional disability to remain in their homes or in a least restrictive environment.

Crisis Stabilization

Crisis Stabilization provides a continuation of clinical residential services designed to prevent inappropriate hospitalization of children and adolescents.

Community Options

Community Options is a community based residential treatment service for children with severe emotional disability, who are in need of an out of home, structured competency based living environment.

Bridge Back to Life has been around since 1988 providing outpatient addiction and counseling services for individuals dependent on all mood altering substances. Their philosophy starts with the idea that abstinence from alcohol, drugs, and all mood altering substances has to be their primary goal of treatment. Providing treatment for recovering individuals and education and support for the families and significant others is what Bridge Back to Life is all about.

Concepts from the 12 Step are incorporated into their programs and along with the treatment they receive at Bridge Back to Life in New York clients are encouraged to attend 12 Step meetings too. Even though addiction is the primary illness for patients entering their program other problems their patients face are also addressed. Bridge Back to Life helps their patients make positive changes in their lifestyle and assists them in achieving productive and fulfilled lives that are free from alcohol and drugs.

Bridge Back to Life has a reputation for providing quality treatment for addictive disorders and offer day and evening hours for their clients 6 days a week. Quality care is provided by Masters and Doctoral level therapists at Bridge Back to Life and their treatment includes group, individual and family psychotherapies.

Before treatment begins all clients receive a comprehensive, confidential, intensive, diagnostic evaluation. They understand that we are all unique individuals and treatment has to be geared toward your specific needs. Individualized treatment plans are designed based on the evaluations. Bridge Back to Life offers treatment services in other languages including Spanish, Russian, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Polish. Individualized treatment plans could include:

1. Crisis Intervention Services
2. Psychiatric Evaluations
3. Medication Management
4. Intensive Outpatient Programs
5. Variety of other collateral services

Services Offered at Bridge Back To Life

1. Intensive Outpatient Programs
2. Outpatient Detox
3. Psychiatric Evaluation and Medication Management
4. Adolescent Program
5. Individual Psychotherapy
6. Group Psychotherapy
7. Family and Marital Counseling
8. Psycho-educational Groups
9. Crisis Intervention
10. Assessment and Referral Services
11. DUI/DWI Groups
12. Alternatives to Violence
13. Women’s Program
14. Bilingual Programs: Spanish, Russian, and Slavic Programs

At Bridge Back to Life Center you’re provided a psychoeducational program, counseling, and support service. Their goal is to remove the horrible effects that drug addiction and alcoholism has caused in your life, this way you can become a productive, fulfilled individual who deserves happiness.

Centerstone is a non-profit provider of community based behavioral healthcare and is the largest in the nation with facilities across middle Tennessee and Indiana. For over 50 years now Centerstone has been providing professional behavioral health services and advanced programs to people suffering with mental illness and substance abuse problems. It doesn’t matter how old you are or what challenges you face, Centerstone responds to individuals and families behavioral healthcare needs.

Centerstone in Tennessee offers a wide range of professional services that are designed to ensure sensitive individualized care and is available to everyone seeking help. Their mission is to prevent and cure mental illness and addiction. Centerstone serves over 69,000 children, adolescents, adults, seniors and their families yearly.

Centerstone’s programs and Specialized Services include; Alcohol and Drug Treatment, Case Management Services, Child and Family Services, Child and Family Services that are School Based, Court Services, Homeless Services, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Residential Services, Respite Services and Specialized Services.

Services Offered in Tennessee for Children, Adolescents, Adults and Seniors

Services for children are designed to help children going through depression, anger, trauma, abuse, attention deficit and other issues. Centerstone offers Outpatient, School-based, Community-based, Intensive in-home treatment and Therapeutic preschool.

Services for adolescents as well as their families cope with new and at times painful challenges. Centerstone is successful in helping young adults overcome behavioral issues which include depression, trauma, anxiety, anger and substance abuse and other behavioral problems. Centerstone offers individual and group counseling, psychiatric evaluation and medication management, case management, school based counseling and prevention services, in home counseling, substance abuse and addiction disorder treatment, crisis intervention services, family counseling, and residential group homes.

Services for adults provides treatment for stress, depression, trauma, anxiety, phobia, family problems, substance abuse or addiction, grief and other life adjustment challenges, anger management problems, and other serious behavioral problems. Centerstone offers individual and group counseling, psychiatric evaluation and medication management, crisis services, substance abuse and addiction disorder treatment, Intervention services for addictions, family counseling and Residential services for serious mental illness.

Services for older adults identifies symptoms of depression, substance misuse and abuse, anxiety, and other mental health issues and develops treatment plans that are individualized for older clients. Centerstone offers crisis services, individualized needs assessment, psychiatric evaluation and treatment, medication evaluation and management including prescription assistance if needed, individual and group counseling, substance abuse and addiction disorder treatment, case management, in home counseling, caregiver support and family counseling, assistance in accessing community services, education and support to help manage daily life, coordination with other healthcare providers, and residential programs.

Centerstone’s clinics are based in Tennessee and Indiana but they also offer several services that are available nationwide. These services include Crisis Management Strategies, Intervention Services, Solutions EAP, and Behavioral Pathway Systems.

Crisis Management Strategies provides Critical Incident Stress Management services that help employees and businesses heal faster from critical incidents. Examples of a critical incident includes accidents, assaults, death of an employee, explosions, external threat, fire, flood, tornado, hostage situation, stalking of employees, sudden illness, and workplace threats and or violence.

Intervention Services help individuals who are suffering from addiction recognize and face their destructive behaviors and encourages them to accept the treatment need so they can recover. An intervention is done with a qualified and experienced Interventionist and the help of family and friends.

There are over 1,500 skilled professional employees, tireless volunteers, and generous donors who make a critical difference in Centerstone’s ability to fulfill their mission which is ‘to prevent and cure mental illness and addiction’. Their dedicated efforts are the foundation of Centerstone’s success.

Morristown Memorial Hospital is part of Atlantic Rehabilitation Services quality health care facilities. There are a vast amount of high quality health care services provided by Atlantic Health and Morristown Memorial Hospital is one of them. Mental Illness affects most families throughout the United States one way or another either directly or indirectly. Morristown Memorial Hospital in New Jersey has a wonderful team of behavioral health experts offering high quality comprehensive and accessible care for their patients who are in need of recovery.

Overlook Hospital is another one of Atlantic Health’s healthcare services which offers the same high quality Behavioral Health services and treatment options to their patients dealing with Behavioral Health. Both Overlook Hospital and Morristown offer inpatient and outpatient behavioral services which include adolescent programs, adult services and geropsychiatric care.

The Behavioral Health Services offered at Morristown Memorial and Overlook Hospital

24 Hour Crisis Intervention, no matter what time of the day it is their crisis intervention professionals are available and ready to help individuals in need. Sometimes a traumatic event, the loss of a loved one or maybe personal problems that are unresolved leads to a personal crisis. Assessments, crisis stabilization and inpatient or outpatient treatment service is provide for the patient.

Behavioral Medicine is offered to adults that need help coping with health problems. Behavioral medicine helps the patient cope with chronic illnesses more effectively which improves the patients well-being.

Child and Adolescent Services helps children and adolescents with anxiety, develop coping skills and find better ways to deal with relationship issues. Family, group, and individual counseling are included in Behavioral Health Services for children and adolescents. Trained and experienced licensed therapists not only help the children and adolescents but help the families too.

Comprehensive Group and Individual Outpatient Services is a short term psychotherapy that’s goal-focused which helps adults cope with anxiety, depression, stress, marital problems, and family issues. They also offer special groups for women, older adults and family members of drug and alcohol abusers. There are several services that are included in this outpatient service, these include; family and marital counseling, family education and workshops, individual counseling, medication management, psychiatric assessments and psychotherapy.

The Compulsive Gambling Program includes individual evaluations and individual or group therapy. Compulsive gambling is a progressive behavior disorder; this program is designed to help the problem gambler and their family members.

Chemical Dependency Services are designed to help adults who are dependent on drugs or alcohol get the treatment they need to overcome their addiction. Evaluations are completed on each patient which helps to determine the individuals treatment approach that’s needed for them to recover from dependency. In order for the patient to remain at home and continue to work chemical dependency programs are accessible on an outpatient basis.

Other Behavior Health Services

1. Geropsychiatric Services
2. Inpatient Hospitalization
3. Partial Care and Intensive Outpatient Programs
4. Therapeutic Brain Stimulation
5. Access Center for Outpatient Care

Chemical Dependency Treatment Options

1. Intensive outpatient Services
2. Early Intervention
3. Relapse Prevention
4. Intensive Aftercare Services
5. Referrals to Detoxification Services
6. Psychoeducational Programs
7. Drug Screenings
8. Dual Diagnosis Programs for both Chemical and Mental Health Issues
9. Couple and Family Counseling
10. Codependency Counseling and Education

DWI Program

Morristown Memorial Hospital and Overlook Hospital also provides a chemical dependency program offering a state-approved ‘Driving While Intoxicated Program’.