West Alabama Mental Health Center

West Alabama Mental Health Center

Services:
Testing
• TB screening
• Drug or alcohol urine screening

Education and Counseling Services

• Substance use disorder education
• Individual counseling
• Group counseling
• Family counseling
• Marital/couples counseling

Treatment Approaches

• Relapse prevention
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Anger management
• Community reinforcement plus vouchers
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Brief intervention
• Motivational interviewing
• Trauma-related counseling
• Contingency management/motivational incentives

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Adult men
• Adult women

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Cash or self-payment
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs

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

• Private non-profit organization

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Employment counseling or training
• Self-help groups
• Assistance with obtaining social services

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

External Opioid Medications Source

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Ancillary Services

• Mental health services
• Social skills development
• Case management service

Transitional Services

• Discharge Planning
• Aftercare/continuing care

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

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

• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

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

Pharmacotherapies

• Medication for mental disorders

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted