1. Mental health treatment
Facility which provides services including therapy or psychotropic medication to treat a person’s mental health issue, reduce symptoms, and improve behavioral functioning and outcomes.
1. Group therapy
Involves groups of usually 4 to 12 people who have similar problems and who meet regularly with a therapist. The therapist uses the emotional interactions of the group's members to (1) help them get relief from distress and (2) possibly modify their behavior.
2. Cognitive behavioral therapy
Involves recognizing unhelpful patterns of thinking and reacting, and then modifying or replacing these with more realistic or helpful ones. The therapy can be conducted with individuals, families, or groups, and clients are generally expected to be active participants in their own therapy.
3. Dialectical behavior therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy approach with two key characteristics: a behavioral, problem-solving focus blended with acceptance-based strategies, and an emphasis on dialectical processes. "Dialectical" refers to the issues involved in treating patients with multiple disorders and to the type of thought processes and behavioral styles used in the treatment strategies. DBT emphasizes balancing behavioral change, problem-solving, and emotional regulation with validation, mindfulness, and acceptance.
4. Activity therapy
Includes art, dance, music, recreational and occupational therapies, and psychodrama.
1. Smoking not permitted
Smoking is not allowed.
1. Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
Medical treatment that is provided in a hospital or other facility and requires at least one overnight stay.
1. Medicaid
A joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with low incomes and limited resources. Medicaid programs vary from state to state.
2. Medicare
The federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and people with disabilities.
3. State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
4. Private health insurance
5. Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
6. State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
Funds designed to finance the cost of treatment for mental health conditions.
7. County or local government funds
8. U.S. Department of VA funds
9. IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
Direct funds from the Indian Health Service. They consist of tribal funds through "638 contracts" (named after the public law under which they were authorized) and/or urban funds through federal Title 5 grants. These funds are considered part of the Indian healthcare system and can be used for programs that provide behavioral health services as well as for programs that provide other health-related services.
1. Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Service provided for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing.
1. Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders.
2. Seniors or older adults
Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Seniors or older adults.
3. Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons with serious mental illness.
4. Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia
Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons with Alzheimer's or dementia.
1. Case management service
Helps people arrange for appropriate services and supports through a case manager who monitors the needs of clients/patients and their families and coordinates services, such as mental health, social work, health, educational, vocational, recreational, transportation, advocacy, and respite care, as needed.
2. Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Known by different terms in different states, such as, “assisted outpatient treatment (AOT),” “involuntary outpatient treatment,” or “mandatory outpatient treatment.” Forty-four states permit the use of court-ordered outpatient treatment as a condition for persons with severe mental illness, who are too ill to seek care voluntarily, to remain in their community. Each state has its own civil commitment laws that establish criteria for determining when court-ordered treatment is appropriate for these individuals. (https://www.crimesolutions.gov/ProgramDetails.aspx?ID=228)
3. Diet and exercise counseling
Diet and exercise counseling helps a person learn to make decisions about: (1) good nutrition, healthy eating practices, and food choices for health improvement and/or weight management; and (2) choosing physical activities to increase overall health and fitness, with a focus on helping persons reduce their risk for chronic disease and support their recovery.
4. Family psychoeducation
Helps consumers and their families and supporters, through relationship building, education, collaboration, and problem solving to: 1) learn about mental illness; 2) master new ways of managing their mental illness; 3) reduce tension and stress within the family; 4) provide social support and encouragement to each other; 5) focus on the future; and 6) find ways for families and supporters to help consumers in their recovery.
5. Psychosocial rehabilitation services
This service is offered individually or in groups. It provides therapeutic or intervention services such as daily and community-living skills, self-care, and skills training (grooming, bodily care, feeding, social skills training, and basic language skills).
6. Suicide prevention services
Services include identifying risk factors; educating staff on the signs of suicidal behavior and using methods to detect risk; and the assessment, intervention, and management of suicidal patients including treatment of an underlying mental or substance use disorder, and use of psychotropic medication, supportive services, and education. Hotlines help individuals to contact the nearest suicide prevention mental health provider.
1. Nicotine replacement
Administers nicotine to the body by means other than tobacco, without other harmful chemicals found in tobacco. Common forms of nicotine replacement therapy are nicotine patches, nicotine gum or lozenges, nasal spray and inhaler. The goal of nicotine replacement is to prevent cravings in a tobacco user, allowing the person to abstain from tobacco.
2. Haloperidol
3. Aripiprazole
4. Brexpiprazole
5. Olanzapine
6. Quetiapine
7. Risperidone
8. Ziprasidone
9. Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Refers to medication intended to help clients’ ability to function as a result of serious mental illness (SMI). A mental illness that interferes with a person’s life and ability to function is called a serious mental illness (SMI) for ages 18 and over.
1. Screening for tobacco use
Determines a client's use of tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, or smokeless tobacco. It is generally recommended that providers screen for tobacco use on a regular basis by asking clients, as they are seen, about their current and past use of tobacco products and their exposure to secondhand smoke or tobacco.
1. Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Includes interventions for persons who use tobacco and want help with stopping, including behavioral support or counseling in groups or individually.
1. Young Adults
Facility accepts young adults (18-25) for treatment.
2. Adults
Facility accepts adults (26-64) for treatment.
3. Seniors
Facility accepts seniors (65 or older) for treatment.
1. Private non-profit organization
A charitable organization that does not qualify as a public charity.
1. Metabolic syndrome monitoring
2. Laboratory testing
1. Psychiatric emergency onsite services
A self-initiated community partnership between local law enforcement, county health services, mental health advocates, and mental health consumers. It is designed to address the needs of mental health consumers who enter the judicial system during a crisis state.
1. Separate inpatient psychiatric unit of a general hospital
1. Vaping not permitted