Montrose Health Partnership

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Organization

Midwestern Colorado Mental Health Center with the trade name The Center for Mental Health

Program Name Substance Abuse Services
Program Address  

Substance abuse therapy is offered at all six facilities operated by the Center for Mental Health and include:

Administrative Office:2130 East Main Street, Montrose , CO 81401(970) 252-3200
Gunnison OP  710 N, Taylor Gunnison ,CO 81230 (970) 641-0229
Norwood OP  1350 Aspen Street , \Suite BNorwood , CO 81423 (970) 327-4449
Montrose OP  605 East Miami RoadMontrose ,  CO 81401 (970) 249-9694
Delta OP       195 Stafford LaneDelta ,     CO 81416 (970) 874-8981
Telluride OP  100 W. Colorado Blvd., Suite 225    Telluride , CO 81435 (970) 728-6303
 
City Montrose    
State CO    
Zip 81401    
County Delta    
Program Phone (970) 252-3200    
TTY Phone      
Fax   (970) 252-3208    
Program Contact Person Doug Hanshaw, M.S. CACIII  
Title Program Supervisor
Program Hours

Substance abuse therapy is offered 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Emergency services are available 24-hours a day seven days a week.

 
Program Description/Service Offered:    

Intensive Outpatient Services for Adults
The IOP program targets adults with substance abuse dependency problems. It is an 11-month program with a three phases. Family involvement is an important part of the treatment process.

Enhanced Outpatient Services for Adults and Adolescents
This special program is designed to treat adults and adolescents with substance abuse problems. The group focus is on education and therapy around substance abuse issues, life skills training, and relationship issues.

Individual Therapy
Individual therapy allows the client the opportunity to explore and resolve personal problems in a one-to-one setting. The approach is usually intensive, brief, problem specific, with short-term goals, such as problem resolution, decision making or reducing the effects of a symptom.

Case Management Services
Case management services are provided to help clients access other community support systems and to coordinate treatment services. An assessment helps determine what community resources the client needs. Case management services are provided through linkage, advocacy, service planning, follow-up, monitoring, and crisis management.

Substance Abuse Evaluations
A Substance Abuse Evaluation is a comprehensive service that includes additional screening tools and contacts with family members, employers, and/or others who can provide additional information to allow staff to make the best possible recommendations. The evaluation report includes detail about the individual's history, testing results, diagnostic profile, and treatment recommendations.

Consultation and Education
Center staff are available to provide consultation with schools, social services, juvenile diversion, law enforcement, foster parents, nursing homes, and other members of the human service community regarding individual cases, as well as general mental health issues and topics. Education is offered through speaking engagements, in-service presentations, and workshops.

Strategies for Self-Improvement and Change
The SSIC program is a 52-week, three-phase treatment program for clients with substance abuse issues and involvement in the criminal justice system. This special program utilizes patches to screen for drug use, and includes extensive case management services for persons involved in the court system.

 
 
Language Spoken at Program Site: English, Spanish
 
Eligibility Requirements:      

The Center for Mental Health is a private, non-profit corporation. Founded in 1964, the Center has been providing mental health and substance abuse services to the people of Western Colorado for over 40 years. Offered services cover the 93,440 residents of the six-county area of Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray, and San Miguel with facilities located in Montrose, Delta, Gunnison, Norwood and Telluride.

In addition to private clients, The Center for Mental Health is the provider of Medicaid mental health and substance abuse services for its six-county service area. In addition, the Center has contracts for specific services with the state, cities, counties, departments of social services, nursing homes, hospitals and businesses throughout the area.
FEES:      
   None
(x) Medicare
(x) Medicaid
(x) Private Pay
Full Fee of $ 
164 per hr
Sliding Scale Fee    starting at $ 30 per hour  
Other (please specify)    
Private insurance is accepted. There are no fees charged for emergency services.