Suffolk County Dept of Health Service Division of Community Mental Hygiene

Suffolk County Dept of Health Service Division of Community Mental Hygiene

Services:
Facility Smoking Policy
• Smoking not permitted

Recovery Support Services

• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Employment counseling or training
• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Exclusive Services

• Opioid use disorder clients only

Language Services

• Spanish

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Methadone maintenance

Medical Services

• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination
• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination

Transitional Services

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Interim services for clients

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Private health insurance
• Medicare
• Medicaid
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

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

• Outpatient
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

Treatment Approaches

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

License/Certification/Accreditation

• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• State department of health
• State Substance use treatment agency
• The Joint Commission

Testing

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• HIV testing
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• STD testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• TB screening

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Methadone used in Treatment

Education and Counseling Services

• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Marital/couples counseling
• Individual counseling
• Family counseling

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult women
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Veterans
• Seniors or older adults
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Adult men

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment

Ancillary Services

• Early intervention for HIV
• Suicide prevention services
• Mental health services
• Transportation assistance
• Case management service

Pharmacotherapies

• Methadone

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

• Local, county, or community government