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Services Offered
Intellectual/Developmental Disability - The IDD Authority services strive to assess, monitor, provide crisis intervention and coordinate services for children and adults with developmental disabilities, intellectual developmental disabilities, related conditions, and pervasive developmental disorders such as Asperger's and Autism.
Services to At-Risk Youth (STAR) Program - Provides services to youth who are in at-risk situations and their families. To help youth and their families resolve crisis that threaten their capacity to live together, to develop skills to cope with problems and stresses in their homes, and to help parents resume and maintain their parental responsibility.
Mental Health - At ACCESS, we provide services to children and adults living with mental illness. Service includes physician evaluation, medication management, counseling skills training/rehabilitation, case management, symptom management peer support, family partner, and Medicaid eligibility.
Substance Abuse Counseling - The services for the Substance Abuse Program at ACCESS include screenings, treatment plans, individual and group counseling. We are here to assist individuals recovering from alcohol and other drug addictions.
Mobile Crisis Outreach Team - MCOT provides immediate response to individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts, homicidal thoughts, psychosis, or other perceived crises.
Fees and Payment
Cost is on a sliding fee scale and insurance is accepted. (Substance Abuse Counseling and Mental Health)
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.