West Alabama Mental Health Center

Types of Care:

• treatment for substance use

Service Settings:

• outpatient treatment
• regular outpatient treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• No medication used for AUD

Pharmacotherapies:

• Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention services
• cognitive behavioral therapy
• motivational incentives
• DBT
• motivational interviewing
• rational emotive behavioral therapy
• relapse prevention
• substance use counseling approach
• counseling for trauma victims

Facility Ownership:

• a private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• State substance abuse agency
• State department of health
• State mental health department

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

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

Payment Assistance Available:

• Sliding fee scale

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• adult women
• adult men
• dual diagnosis treatment

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
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• TB screening

Transitional Services:

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Discharge Planning

Ancillary Services:

• Case management
• Housing services
• Mental health services
• Self-help groups
• Social skills development
• Mentoring/Peer support

Counseling Services and Education:

• individual counseling services
• group counseling
• family counseling
• counseling for couples
• substance use education
• employment counseling and training

Tobacco/Screening Services:

• Screening for tobacco use

Facility Smoking Policy:

• No smoking allowed

Age Groups Accepted:

• adults
• young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

• women
• men

Services for deaf:

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available