SB County Dept of Behavioral Health CHOICE Program

SB County Dept of Behavioral Health CHOICE Program

Services:
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Medicaid
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Education and Counseling Services

• Substance use disorder education
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Individual counseling
• Group counseling

Type of Care

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Recovery Support Services

• Assistance with obtaining social services

Testing

• TB screening
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

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

• Outpatient
• Regular outpatient treatment

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for substance use
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Interim services for clients
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Comprehensive mental health assessment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder
• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

License/Certification/Accreditation

• State mental health department
• State department of health
• State Substance use treatment agency

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping permitted in designated area

External Opioid Medications Source

• In-network prescribing entity
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Treatment Approaches

• Brief intervention
• Motivational interviewing
• Trauma-related counseling
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Relapse prevention
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Anger management
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Matrix Model

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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

• Local, county, or community government

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Adult women
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Adult men
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

Ancillary Services

• Social skills development
• Case management service
• Suicide prevention services
• Mental health services
• Integrated primary care services

Pharmacotherapies

• Naltrexone (oral)
• Medication for mental disorders

Transitional Services

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