To provide quality, affordable, consumer-oriented, comprehensive behavioral health services. Our culturally sensitive, community-based services will work through appropriate interagency collaboration to enable our clients to attain their highest level of individual and family functioning in the least restrictive environment.
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Services Offered
Medical Services - Each week, medication clinics are provided in all seven counties to assess the need for medication and monitoring the therapeutic effects of medication prescribed for mental health purposes. These services are provided to individuals with serious mental illness, severe emotionally disturbance, substance abuse issues, and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities. These clinics consist of a nursing assessment conducted by a registered nurse and an evaluation conducted by the psychiatrist. Medical staff is also utilized to provide education for staff relating to commonly used psychotropic medications and potential side effects.
Fees and Payment
Our Sliding Fee Scale (SFS) for Medical Services is as follows: Medical services are available to individuals with Medicaid, Medicare, VA, Tricare, most private insurances and to people without insurance. (Their fees will be based on a sliding fee schedule based on household income.)These services are available in all of our seven counties: Choctaw, Clay, Noxubee, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Webster, and Winston.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicare Medicaid
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.