Northern Human Services provides professional support and services to people affected by mental illness, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, acquired brain injury or related disorders. The organization serves residents of Coos, Carroll and Grafton counties of New Hampshire.
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Services Offered
Outpatient Therapy - Therapy will help you or your child to identify difficulties in functioning, and ways to manage these difficulties, through shared work toward recovery goals. Through therapy, you or your child will have an opportunity to share thoughts and feelings, and measure your progress with the services of a qualified professional. Therapy may include the whole family, a couple or just the individual.
Substance Abuse Treatment - Northern Human Services offers treatment for individuals who abuse or are addicted to alcohol and/or other drugs. Counseling helps individuals to understand how their alcohol and drug use affects their daily living and causes family conflict, irregular employment, legal consequences, etc. In many cases, counseling provides the first step towards comprehensive treatment.
Victim's Assistance - Northern Human Services receives grant funding from the New Hampshire Department of Justice to provide outpatient services to victims of crime and abuse. These services may be provided to either children or adults and usually consist of counseling and advocacy.
Fees and Payment
Many of the services the agency provides accept Medicaid and other insurances. Individuals who are unable to afford the cost of services and who lack adequate insurance coverage can make arrangements for self-pay fees, which are set according to income levels. NHS does not refuse services to anyone based on the inability to pay.
This is a non profit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Payment: Sliding Scale 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.