Aletheia House

Aletheia House - Birmingham, AL

Aletheia House is a substance and mental health treatment center located at 201 Finley Avenue West in the 35204 zip code in Birmingham, AL. It is operated by a private non-profit organization. Aletheia House provides relapse prevention from naltrexone, naltrexone administration and suboxone prescription. Some of the treatment approaches used by Aletheia House include 12-step rehab, motivational incentives and rational emotive behavioral therapy. Aletheia House provides IOT, outpatient rehabilitation and residential long term rehab. It also provides inpatient dual diagnosis treatment and residential treatment for substance use.

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Address: 201 Finley Avenue West, Birmingham, AL 35204

  1. Types of Care
  2. Service Settings
  3. Opioid Medications used in Treatment
  4. External Opioid Medications Source
  5. Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  6. External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  7. Type Of Treatment
  8. Pharmacotherapies
  9. Treatment Approaches
  10. Facility Ownership
  11. License/Certification/Accreditation
  12. Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
  13. Payment Assistance Available
  14. Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported
  15. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  16. Screening & Testing
  17. Transitional Services
  18. Ancillary Services
  19. Counseling Services and Education
  20. Tobacco/Screening Services
  21. Facility Smoking Policy
  22. Age Groups Accepted
  23. Gender Accepted
  24. Services for deaf

Here are the full facility listing details on Aletheia House in Birmingham, AL:

Types of Care:

  • residential treatment for substance use
  • inpatient treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders

Service Settings:

  • outpatient rehabilitation
  • long term rehab
  • intensive outpatient treatment
  • regular outpatient treatment
  • residential addiction treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

  • Buprenorphine clinical treatment
  • Naltrexone treatment

External Opioid Medications Source:

  • Other contracted 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:

  • Other contracted prescribing entity

Type Of Treatment:

  • prescribes suboxone
  • administers naltrexone
  • relapse prevention from naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies:

  • Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
  • Naltrexone (oral)

Treatment Approaches:

  • anger management
  • brief intervention services
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • motivational incentives
  • dialectical behavior therapy
  • motivational interviewing
  • matrix model
  • rational emotive behavioral therapy
  • relapse prevention
  • substance use counseling approach
  • counseling for trauma victims
  • 12-step rehab

Facility Ownership:

  • a private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation:

  • State substance abuse agency
  • State department of health
  • State mental health department
  • Certified by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

  • Accepts Federal funding
  • Accepts Medicaid
  • Accepts private health insurance
  • Accepts cash

Payment Assistance Available:

  • Payment assistance
  • Sliding fee scale

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

  • pregnant and postpartum women
  • adult men
  • judicial clients
  • co-occurring addiction and mental health treatment
  • HIV/AIDS clients
  • sexual abuse victims
  • people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

  • 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

Transitional Services:

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

Ancillary Services:

  • case management
  • HIV early intervention
  • housing services
  • mental health services
  • social skills development
  • help with transportation
  • mentoring

Counseling Services and Education:

  • individual counseling
  • counseling for groups
  • counseling for families
  • counseling for couples
  • substance use education
  • HIV and AIDS support
  • employment counseling services

Tobacco/Screening Services:

  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

  • accepts adults
  • accepts young adults

Gender Accepted:

  • women
  • men

Services for deaf:

  • Service for hearing impaired

Phone #: 205-324-6502

Call (888) 303-2026 to get 24/7 help with treatment.

WHO ANSWERS?

What is dual diagnosis treatment?

Dual diagnosis treatment is a specialized approach to helping individuals who are dealing with both substance abuse issues and mental health disorders simultaneously. It recognizes the interconnected nature of these challenges and aims to address them comprehensively.

People with dual diagnosis face a unique set of hurdles as their mental health issues and substance use often reinforce each other, creating a cycle that can be difficult to break. For instance, someone with depression might turn to drugs or alcohol as a way to cope with their emotions, and the substance use can, in turn, exacerbate their mental health symptoms. This complex interaction requires a tailored treatment approach.

The primary goal of dual diagnosis treatment is to provide integrated care that addresses both the substance use disorder and the mental health condition concurrently. This involves a team of professionals, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, addiction specialists, and counselors, working collaboratively to develop a comprehensive treatment plan.

The treatment plan may include various therapeutic modalities, medication management, and support services. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and motivational interviewing are commonly used therapeutic approaches. Medications may be prescribed to manage psychiatric symptoms and support the individual's recovery from substance use.

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