When the support of family and friends just isn't enough, professional help can be the answer. Community Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services of St. Joseph County is ready and willing to help you and your loved one through the time of need. Our comprehensive mental health programs offer a wide range of confidential services for children, teens, adults, and seniors.

Our mission is Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services of St. Joseph County will be the premier behavioral health care agency providing an excellent system of care for citizens in need by focusing on wellness and recovery.

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Services Offered

Children with SED Services
* Assessment includes a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, psychological testing, substance abuse screening, or other assessments except for physical health, conducted to determine a person's level of functioning and mental health treatment needs.

* Community Inpatient Services are hospital services used to stabilize a mental health condition in the event of a significant change in symptoms, or in a mental health emergency. Community hospital services are provided in licensed psychiatric hospitals and in licensed psychiatric units of general hospitals.

* Community Living Supports (CLS) are activities provided by paid staff that help adults with either serious mental illness or developmental disabilities live independently and participate actively in the community. Community Living Supports may also help families who have children with special needs (such as developmental disabilities or serious emotional disturbance).

* Crisis Interventions are unscheduled individual or group services aimed at reducing or eliminating the impact of unexpected events on mental health and well-being.

* Crisis Residential Services are short-term alternatives to inpatient hospitalization provided in a licensed residential setting.

* Health Services include assessment, treatment, and professional monitoring of health conditions that are related to or impacted by a person's mental health condition. A person's primary doctor will treat any other health conditions they may have.

* Home-Based Services for Children and Families are provided in the family home or in another community setting. Services are designed individually for each family, and can include things like mental health therapy, crisis intervention, service coordination, or other supports to the family.

* Intensive Crisis Stabilization is another short-term alternative to inpatient hospitalization. Intensive crisis stabilization services are structured treatment and support activities provided by a mental health crisis team in the person's home or in another community setting.

* Medication Review is the evaluation and monitoring of medicines used to treat a person's mental health condition, their effects, and the need for continuing or changing their medicines.

* Targeted Case Management: A case manager is a staff person who helps write an individual plan of service and makes sure the services are delivered, The staff person helps find the services and providers to help the individual meet their goals

* Wraparound Services for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance and their families include treatment and supports necessary to maintain the child in the family home,

* Individual, Family or Group Therapy includes therapy or counseling designed to help improve functioning and relationships with other people.

Services for Adults with Mental Illness
* Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) provides basic services and supports essential for people with serious mental illness to maintain independence in the community. An ACT team will provide mental health therapy and help with medications. The team may also help access community resources and supports needed to maintain wellness and participate in social, educational and vocational activities.

* Assessment includes a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, psychological testing, substance abuse screening, or other assessments except for physical health, conducted to determine a person's level of functioning and mental health treatment needs.

* Clubhouse Programs are programs where members (consumers) and staff work side by side to operate the clubhouse and to encourage participation in the greater community. Clubhouse programs focus on fostering recovery, competency, and social supports, as well as vocational skills and opportunities.

* Community Inpatient Services are hospital services used to stabilize a mental health condition in the event of a significant change in symptoms, or in a mental health emergency. Community hospital services are provided in licensed psychiatric hospitals and in licensed psychiatric units of general hospitals.

* Community Living Supports (CLS) are activities provided by paid staff that help adults with either serious mental illness or developmental disabilities live independently and participate actively in the community. Community Living Supports may also help families who have children with special needs (such as developmental disabilities or serious emotional disturbance).

* Crisis Interventions/Emergency Services are unscheduled individual or group services aimed at reducing or eliminating the impact of unexpected events on mental health and well-being.

* Crisis Residential Services are short-term alternatives to inpatient hospitalization provided in a licensed residential setting.

* Mental Health Therapy and Counseling for Adults includes therapy or counseling designed to help improve functioning and relationships with other people.

* Supports Coordination or Targeted Case Management: A Supports Coordinator or Case Manager is a staff person who helps write an individual plan of service and makes sure the services are delivered, Your staff person helps you find the services and providers to assist you in meeting your goals,

* Peer Support Services: Individual and group services provided by someone who has experienced recovery and is there to help you with yours.

Services for Adults with Substance Use Disorders
* Assessments: The first appointment is an assessment, the first step in your recovery journey. It is the time to look at where you are, talk about what is going on and what brought you into treatment. The assessment helps us understand the nature and extent of the issues that brought you into treatment and what we can do to help. It is also a time to provide you with information on other resources and services available to you.

* Treatment Planning: The second step is to make a recovery plan. We use a Person Centered Planning approach that focuses on what you want to change and not what we think you ought to change. You decide what your treatment goals are or what things in your life you want help in changing. Everybody's road to recovery looks a little different; we are there to help you make your plan for a better life.

* Intensive Outpatient: Sometimes in the beginning of treatment, you may need extra support and help. Intensive Outpatient Services provides you with 9 hours of treatment per week so that you can begin recovery while at home, yet have intensive individual and group therapy to get you started on the road to recovery.

* Individual Therapy: Everybody has a story. In individual therapy you have the opportunity to tell your story. The counselor will help you make sense of your story, past events, and assist you in making the changes you said you wanted to make in your treatment plan. This is the time and place where you can rewrite your substance abuse story, get your life back, and write your recovery life story!

* Group Therapy: Having a solid support system for your recovery journey is essential. Group therapy is the place where you share stories; you listen to how others are making their way, and you can tell others what you have learned. The counselor will present important topics to discuss. We have both morning and evening groups. Group is a place where you will find you are not alone in recovery!

* Women's Specialty Services: We are committed to empowering women through healing the past, helping to change current unhealthy behaviors to create a safe and positive life for the future. Pregnant women, women with children and those involved in the child welfare system are a priority for admission to treatment services.

* Family Therapy: People who have a substance abuse problem have families or relatives that often play a significant role in their addiction. Family therapy is a place to discuss what part each person plays and what has to change so everyone is happier and healthier. People don't get to where they are alone; family can be one of the best recovery support systems available to someone in recovery.

Fees and Payment

Medicaid recipients are guaranteed to receive services that are medically necessary. For people who have no insurance, there is no guarantee they will get services if there is not the money to provide those services, and they may be placed on a waiting list.