Mental Health Services Inc MHS Big Bear Center for Change

Types of Care:

• substance use treatment
• dual diagnosis treatment for co-occurring serious mental health illness/serious emotional disturbance and substance use disorders

Service Settings:

• outpatient treatment
• intensive outpatient treatment
• regular outpatient treatment

External Opioid Medications Source:

• Personal physician/health care provider

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Does not use medication for alcohol use disorder
• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Personal physician/health care provider

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention
• cognitive behavioral therapy
• motivational incentives
• community reinforcement
• dialectical behavior therapy
• motivational interviewing
• matrix Model
• relapse prevention
• substance use counseling approach
• trauma counseling

Facility Ownership:

• a private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• State substance abuse agency
• State department of health
• State mental health department
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
• Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program
• National Committee for Quality Assurance

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Federal, or any government funding for substance use programs
• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Cash or self-payment
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Payment Assistance Available:

• Sliding fee scale

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing:

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing

Transitional Services:

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Discharge Planning
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge

Ancillary Services:

• Case management
• Housing services
• Mental health services
• Recovery coaches
• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance
• Professional interventionist/Educational consultants
• Mentoring/Peer support

Counseling Services and Education:

• individual counseling
• group counseling
• family counseling
• substance use education
• health education services
• employment counseling and training
• vocational training and educational support

Tobacco/Screening Services:

• Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

• adults
• young adults

Gender Accepted:

• women
• men

Exclusive Services:

• Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients

Services for deaf:

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available