Steuben County covers roughly 1397 square miles with a population of approximately 100,000 people living in rural agricultural areas, quaint small towns, and small city communities.
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Services Offered
Steuben County Community Mental Health Center
The Steuben County Community Mental Health Center (SCCMHC) provides a full range of outpatient mental health services to the residents of Steuben County. The following programs and services are provided by the Mental Health Center: Clinic Treatment provides services to recipients of all ages including diagnostic evaluations, emergency services (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), psychological testing, individual, group, family, play and medication therapy, consultation to community agencies, and community education. There are separate Adult Services and Children and Family Services programs. Steuben County PROS was created to assist individuals with attaining life goals in the areas of living, work, education, and improving relationships with family and friends. The Family Centered ICM provides intensive case management services to seriously emotionally disturbed children and their families. The Compeer Program provides trained volunteers to interact with service recipients in a one-to-one friendship relationship.
Steuben County Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS)
Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) is a comprehensive recovery oriented program for adult individuals with ongoing mental illness. The goal of the program is to integrate treatment, support and rehabilitation in a manner that facilitates the individual's recovery. Some of the goals of the program are to: Improve function Limit in-patient utilization Increase Employment Attain higher levels of education Secure Preferred housing
Steuben County Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
Steuben County Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services (SCASAS) is an ambulatory, medically supervised outpatient substance abuse program certified by NYS Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) with offices in Bath, Corning, and Hornell.
Our multidisciplinary team includes various Qualified Healthcare Professionals, such as a Medical Doctor, Psychiatrist, Registered Nurses, Licensed Master Social Worker, and several NYS Certified Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Counselors (CASAC's), who evaluate and provide treatment to individuals (adolescents & adults) and their families suffering from alcoholism & substance use disorders.
Fees and Payment
Steuben County Community Mental Health Center
Individuals receiving services at the Mental Health Center are charged a fee scaled in accordance with their ability to pay. The Center accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and third party insurance. Credit cards are also accepted.
Steuben County Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
We accept Medicaid/Fidelis, third party insurance, and in addition to private insurance, we have a generous sliding scale fee for those without insurance.
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.