Aroostook Mental Health Center

Aroostook Mental Health Center - Caribou, ME

Aroostook Mental Health Center is a substance and mental health treatment center located at 43 Hatch Drive, Suite 310 in the 04736 zip code in Caribou, ME. It is operated by a private non-profit organization. Aroostook Mental Health Center provides prescribes suboxone, buprenorphine maintenance and naltrexone administration. Some of the treatment approaches used by Aroostook Mental Health Center include motivational incentives, anger management and brief intervention. Aroostook Mental Health Center provides IOT, outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment and regular outpatient treatment. It also provides residential substance use treatment and inpatient treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Other addiction treatment offered includes internet use disorder treatment.

Address: 43 Hatch Drive, Suite 310, Caribou, ME 04736

  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. Other Addictions Treatment
  20. Counseling Services and Education
  21. Tobacco/Screening Services
  22. Facility Smoking Policy
  23. Gender Accepted
  24. Exclusive Services
  25. Services for deaf
  26. Additional Spoken Languages

Here are the full facility listing details on Aroostook Mental Health Center in Caribou, ME:

Types of Care:

  • residential substance use treatment
  • inpatient treatment for drug/alcohol addiction and mental health diagnosis

Service Settings:

  • outpatient treatment
  • partial hospitalization
  • IOT
  • outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
  • regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

  • Buprenorphine treatment
  • Naltrexone clinical treatment

External Opioid Medications Source:

  • Personal physician/health care provider

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:

  • buprenorphine maintenance
  • suboxone prescription
  • naltrexone administration

Pharmacotherapies:

  • Buprenorphine without naloxone
  • Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
  • Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches:

  • anger management
  • brief intervention services
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • motivational incentives
  • motivational interviewing
  • matrix model
  • relapse prevention treatment
  • counseling for substance abuse
  • trauma counseling

Facility Ownership:

  • a private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation:

  • State substance abuse agency
  • State mental health department

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:

  • rehab for teens
  • transitional-age young adults
  • rehab for adult women
  • rehab for pregnant women
  • rehab for adult men
  • rehab for older adults
  • rehab for vets
  • active duty military
  • military families
  • judicial clients
  • co-occurring addiction and mental health treatment
  • people with HIV or AIDS
  • sexual abuse victims
  • domestic violence victims
  • people with trauma
  • co-occurring substance abuse and pain treatment

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • 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
  • Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing

Transitional Services:

  • Aftercare/continuing care
  • Discharge Planning
  • Naloxone and overdose education

Ancillary Services:

  • case managers
  • sober housing services
  • mental health services
  • recovery training
  • self-help groups
  • social skills development
  • group meetings

Other Addictions Treatment:

  • treatment for internet use disorder

Counseling Services and Education:

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

Tobacco/Screening Services:

  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

  • Smoking not permitted

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

Additional Spoken Languages:

  • French

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

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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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