Alter Mental Health

Alter Mental Health

Services:
Emergency Mental Health Services
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services
• Crisis intervention team

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Adults
• Young Adults

Testing

• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• HIV testing
• Laboratory testing
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• TB screening
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• STD testing

Facility Type

• Residential treatment center (RTC) for adults

Treatment Approaches

• Couples/family therapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Individual psychotherapy
• Group therapy
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Activity therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private for-profit organization

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping permitted in designated area

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Ancillary Services

• Assertive community treatment
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Illness management and recovery
• Suicide prevention services
• Case management service
• Family psychoeducation

Type of Care

• Mental health treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Pharmacotherapies

• Haloperidol
• Quetiapine
• Olanzapine
• Risperidone
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Aripiprazole
• Paliperidone
• Clozapine
• Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Nicotine replacement

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Federally Qualified Health Center

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Residential/24-hour residential

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use