Linn County Mental Health provides a full range of evaluation and treatment services to county residents of all ages.
Crisis intervention is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in Albany and at local community hospital emergency rooms.
Initial assessment screening is provided in our Albany, Lebanon and Sweet Home offices.
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Services Offered
Crisis Services
Open Access (1st time screening assessment)
Psychiatric Services
In addition to the above services, we also provide the following:
Adult Outpatient (individual therapy and group therapy)
Community Support Services (adults diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness)
Child Outpatient Services (individual therapy and group therapy; agency and school-based)
New Solutions (targeted to high need children as an alternative to psychiatric residential care)
Early Assessment and Support Alliance (EASA) (designed for older adolescents and young adults who are experiencing the onset of a psychotic disorder)
Fees and Payment
This is a county operated service, the intake department will explain to you about any program eligibility you are qualified to receive or your own cost per session ( if any) after the assessment.
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.