FCC Behavioral Health is a private, non-profit community behavioral health center with a proven history of delivering effective, person-centered, community-based care in rural Southern Missouri. Founded in 1976, FCC Behavioral Health continues to promote recovery by providing comprehensive, integrated care in order to improve people's overall health and wellness.
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Services Offered
The Behavioral Health Clinics provide services designed to comprehensively meet the overall health and wellness of seriously mentally ill consumers from birth through adulthood with disabilities in social and emotional functioning as well as daily living skills.
Person(s)-served can meet with a clinical therapist for individual, family, or group therapy. Clinical services are provided directly by program staff to include the following: Qualified Mental Health Professionals (QMHP); Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW); and Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC). Psychiatry services are routinely scheduled at 2-3 month intervals with urgent appointments available every day, if needed. All psychiatrists are board certified and supervise all work of the psychiatric nurse practitioners. A Physician's Case Manager (PCM) also provides case management services to person(s)-served receiving medication management services. Intensive Care Coordinators work closely with person(s)-served in need of intense case management services to restore functioning, reduce psychiatric hospitalizations, and maintain stabilization.
Fees and Payment
Funding Sources for the Behavioral Health Clinics include private healthcare insurance, Medicaid and self-pay. The ability to pay is based on the sliding scale and the income of the person(s)-served.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
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.