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. Multi-setting mental health facility (e.g., non-hospital residential plus either outpatient and/or partial hospitalization/day treatment)
Facility that provides mental health services in two service settings (residential and outpatient setting) and is not classified as a psychiatric hospital, general hospital, medical center, CMHC, or as a residential treatment center.
1. Individual psychotherapy
Focuses on a patient's current life and relationships within the family, social, and work environments through one-on-one conversations with a therapist. The goal is to identify and resolve problems with insight, as well as build on strengths.
2. Couples/family therapy
An approach that uses discussions and problem-solving sessions facilitated by a therapist to help couples and family members improve their understanding of and the way they respond to one another. This type of therapy can resolve patterns of behavior that might lead to more severe mental illness. Family therapy can help educate about the nature of mental disorders and teach skills to better cope with the effects of having a family member with a mental illness, such as how to deal with feelings of anger or guilt.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
The ability for healthcare providers, working remotely and using telecommunications technology, to communicate with patients, diagnose conditions, provide treatment, and discuss healthcare issues with other providers to ensure quality healthcare services are provided.
1. Smoking permitted in designated area
A designated area in which smoking is permitted.
1. Outpatient
Describes patients who receive treatment services without an overnight stay at a treatment facility or hospital.
1. Cash or self-payment
Payment for treatment is made by the person directly, through cash or other means, rather than using health insurance.
2. 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.
3. Medicare
The federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and people with disabilities.
4. State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
5. Private health insurance
6. Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
7. State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
Funds designed to finance the cost of treatment for mental health conditions.
8. State welfare or child and family services funds
9. State corrections or juvenile justice funds
10. County or local government funds
11. Community Service Block Grants
Provides funds to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty in communities.
12. Community Mental Health Block Grants
Through individual block grant contracts with community mental health services programs, these resources are focused on development and maintenance of community based services.
13. U.S. Department of VA funds
1. Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Variable prices for services based on a person’s ability to pay.
1. Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Service provided for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing.
1. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for LGBT clients.
2. Veterans
Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Veterans.
3. Members of military families
Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Military families.
4. Seniors or older adults
Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Seniors or older adults.
5. Clients with HIV or AIDS
Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons with HIV or AIDS.
6. Clients who have experienced trauma
Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons who have experienced trauma.
7. Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons who have experienced domestic violence or sexual abuse.
8. Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons with post-traumatic stress disorder.
9. Young adults
Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Transitional age young adults.
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. Education services
Locate or provide educational services from basic literacy through a general equivalency diploma and college courses including special education at the pre-primary, primary, secondary, and adult levels.
5. 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.
6. Illness management and recovery
Uses a standardized individual or group format based on five evidence-based practices: 1) Psychoeducation, 2) Behavioral tailoring, 3) Relapse prevention training, 4) Coping skills training, and 5) Social skills training.
7. 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. 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. Children/Adolescents
Facility accepts children/adolescents (17 or younger) for treatment.
2. Young Adults
Facility accepts young adults (18-25) for treatment.
3. Adults
Facility accepts adults (26-64) for treatment.
4. 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. Fluphenazine
2. Haloperidol
3. Aripiprazole
4. Asenapine
5. Brexpiprazole
6. Cariprazine
7. IIoperidone
8. Lurasidone
9. Olanzapine
10. Paliperidone
11. Quetiapine
12. Risperidone
13. Ziprasidone
14. 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. Vaping permitted in designated area