It is the mission of the Copper Country Mental Health Services Board to ensure that appropriate, cost-efficient, and quality behavioral health services are accessible to eligible persons in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties. Copper Country Mental Health Services provides an array of services intended to increase independence, improve quality of life, and support community integration and inclusion of the persons served. Copper Country Mental Health Services provides an array of services intended to increase independence, improve quality of life, and support community integration and inclusion of the persons served.
Services Offered
* Provides a variety of education, prevention, and training programs including: adolescent development, asset building, child development, community education, depression education, infant mental health, mental health training, parent education, stress management, substance abuse prevention, violence prevention, and youth social skill development.
Autism Benefit - This is a benefit to provide intensive Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) interventions for children 0-21 years with the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. ABA is a scientific approach to changing behavior and teaching skills and is internationally recommended for children with autism.
Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment - Provides treatment to people with a combination of mental illness and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities and substance use disorder. This approach helps people recover by offering mental health and substance abuse treatment together.
Outpatient Therapy - Provides assessment and treatment services for adults with a severe mental illness or children with serious emotional disturbance. The type of help offered varies and may address family relationship problems, parent/ child conflicts, interpersonal-social conflicts and symptoms related to depression, anxiety and other acute psychiatric problems. Services are provided at offices in Houghton, Calumet, L'Anse and Ontonagon.
Psychosocial Rehabilitation - Northern Lights Clubhouse provides services to members using the Clubhouse Model. Members who are adults with a mental illness are involved in a workordered day to operate the Clubhouse. Focusing on members' strengths, talents, and abilities provides opportunities to increase independence in the community.
Fees and Payment
We are a nonprofit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
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.
