Hiwassee Mental Health Center Athens

Hiwassee Mental Health Center Athens - Athens, TN

Hiwassee Mental Health Center Athens is a mental health and addiction treatment facility located at 1805 Ingleside Avenue in the 37303 zip code in Athens, TN. It is operated by a private non-profit organization. Hiwassee Mental Health Center Athens provides naltrexone administration and relapse prevention from naltrexone. Some of the treatment approaches used by Hiwassee Mental Health Center Athens include brief intervention services, substance use counseling approach and relapse prevention treatment. Hiwassee Mental Health Center Athens provides outpatient services, regular outpatient treatment and outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment. It also provides inpatient treatment for dual diagnosis and residential substance use treatment.

Address: 1805 Ingleside Avenue, Athens, TN 37303

  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. Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported
  14. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  15. Screening & Testing
  16. Transitional Services
  17. Ancillary Services
  18. Counseling Services and Education
  19. Tobacco/Screening Services
  20. Facility Smoking Policy
  21. Gender Accepted
  22. Services for deaf

Here are the full facility listing details on Hiwassee Mental Health Center Athens in Athens, TN:

Types of Care:

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

Service Settings:

  • outpatient rehabilitation
  • outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
  • regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

  • Naltrexone used in Treatment

External Opioid Medications Source:

  • In-network prescribing entity
  • Personal physician/health care provider

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Personal physician/health care provider

Type Of Treatment:

  • administers naltrexone
  • relapse prevention from naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies:

  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
  • Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches:

  • anger management
  • brief intervention
  • CBT
  • DBT
  • motivational interviewing
  • matrix model
  • relapse prevention
  • counseling for substance abuse
  • counseling for trauma victims
  • 12-step rehab

Facility Ownership:

  • a private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation:

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

  • Accepts Federal funding
  • Accepts Medicare
  • Accepts Medicaid
  • Accepts Military insurance
  • Accepts private health insurance
  • Accepts cash
  • Accepts state health insurance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

  • co-occurring addiction and mental health treatment

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • 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

Ancillary Services:

  • case management
  • mental health services
  • social skills training

Counseling Services and Education:

  • individual counseling
  • group counseling
  • counseling for families
  • marital/couples counseling
  • substance use education

Tobacco/Screening Services:

  • Screening for tobacco use

Facility Smoking Policy:

  • Smoking not permitted

Gender Accepted:

  • women
  • men

Services for deaf:

  • Service for hearing impaired

Phone #: 423-745-8802

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

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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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