Ventura County Behavioral Health Department Alcohol/Drug Programs/A New Start for Moms

Types of Care:

• treatment for substance use
• treatment for dual diagnosis

Service Settings:

• outpatient treatment
• IOT
• regular outpatient treatment

External Opioid Medications Source:

• In-network prescribing entity

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• In-network prescribing entity

Pharmacotherapies:

• Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention
• CBT
• motivational incentives
• motivational interviewing
• matrix model
• relapse prevention treatment
• counseling for substance abuse
• counseling for trauma victims
• 12 step rehabilitation

Facility Ownership:

• the local government

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• State substance abuse agency

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts Federal, or any government funding for substance use programs
• Accepts Medicaid
• Accepts private health insurance
• Accepts cash or self-payment
• Accepts State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Payment Assistance Available:

• Payment assistance
• Sliding fee scale

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• adult women
• pregnant and postpartum women
• judicial clients
• dual diagnosis treatment
• sexual abuse victims
• domestic violence victims
• people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• 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
• TB screening
• 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
• Domestic violence services
• Early intervention for HIV
• Housing services
• Mental health services
• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance
• Mentoring/Peer support

Counseling Services and Education:

• individual counseling services
• group counseling
• family counseling
• substance use education
• hepatitis education, counseling and support
• HIV/AIDS counseling
• health education services
• employment counseling and training

Tobacco/Screening Services:

• Screening for tobacco use
• Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

• Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted:

• adults
• young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

• women

Services for deaf:

• Service for hearing impaired

Additional Spoken Languages:

• Spanish