Gandara Mental Health Center

Gandara Mental Health Center - Springfield, MA

Gandara Mental Health Center is a mental health and addiction treatment facility located at 85 Saint George Road in the 01104 zip code in Springfield, MA. It is operated by a private non-profit organization. Some of the treatment approaches used by Gandara Mental Health Center include counseling for trauma victims, cognitive behavioral therapy and anger management. Gandara Mental Health Center provides regular outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient treatment services and outpatient treatment. It also provides inpatient treatment for drug/alcohol addiction and mental health diagnosis and residential substance abuse treatment. Other addiction treatment offered includes gambling disorder treatment, internet use disorder treatment and general addiction disorder treatment.

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Address: 85 Saint George Road, Springfield, MA 01104

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

Here are the full facility listing details on Gandara Mental Health Center in Springfield, MA:

Types of Care:

  • residential treatment for substance abuse
  • inpatient dual diagnosis treatment

Service Settings:

  • outpatient rehab
  • 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 services
  • CBT
  • DBT
  • motivational interviewing
  • rational emotive behavioral therapy
  • relapse prevention treatment
  • 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 Medicare
  • Accepts Medicaid
  • Accepts Military insurance
  • Accepts private health insurance
  • Accepts self-payment
  • Accepts state health insurance

Payment Assistance Available:

  • Payment assistance
  • Sliding fee scale

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Interim services for clients
  • Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing:

  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Screening for substance use
  • TB screening

Transitional Services:

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

Ancillary Services:

  • case management
  • domestic violence services
  • mental health services
  • recovery coaches
  • social skills training
  • help with transportation
  • group meetings

Other Addictions Treatment:

  • treatment for non-substance use addiction disorder
  • gambling disorder treatment
  • treatment for internet use disorder

Counseling Services and Education:

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

Tobacco/Screening Services:

  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

  • No smoking allowed

Age Groups Accepted:

  • accepts adults
  • accepts young adults

Gender Accepted:

  • women
  • men

Exclusive Services:

  • Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients

Additional Spoken Languages:

  • Spanish

Phone #: 413-736-0395

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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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