United Summit Center of West Virginia is a private, non-profit comprehensive behavioral health center serving Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Taylor and Upshur. Counties in North Central West Virginia..
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Services Offered
Adult Outpatient
Day Support Program The Day Support Program at the United Summit Center is committed to providing a supportive, flexible treatment program for individuals living with chronic mental illness, whose quality of life and level of functioning would be negatively impacted without structured, on-going skill maintenance and/or enhancement activities.
Treatment services focus on critical skills essential to maintain placement in the community, including understanding mental illness, symptom management, stress reduction, coping skills, and daily living skills including health education, meal preparation, personal hygiene, utilization of community resources, problem solving, interpersonal relationship skills, communication, interaction with strangers, and social skill development and competence.
Day Support services are provided in a group setting and tailored to each individual's potential and interests to meet their own specific needs and future plans.
Assertive Community Treatment(ACT) Program The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Program through the United Summit Center is West Virginia's oldest ACT Program serving Harrison, Marion, and Lewis County. ACT has been referred to as a "hospital without walls" due to its therapeutic and restorative nature outside of a controlled environment. The program serves individuals with chronic and severe mental illness in a community setting. ACT strives to preserve the placement of individuals in the community and keep them out of a psychiatric hospital. Services are more intense than typical outpatient behavioral health services.
Child Outpatient
Child and Adolescent Clinical Liaison Services What can a Clinical Liaison do for you? Child and Adolescent Clinical Liaison Services is a grant-funded support program for children and families throughout West Virginia with mental health issues in need of services within their community. In addition, the Liaison assesses the mental health needs of children currently in DHHR custody and placed out-of-state. By conducting these clinical reviews, the Liaison is able to ensure all mental health needs are being met or if in-state placement would better suit the child's needs.
SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH This program is designed to give students the opportunity to speak with a behavioral health professional in the familiarity of their school environment through group and individual meetings during the school-day. As part of the meetings, students will participate in various activities and discussions in order to identify emotional disturbances and challenging behaviors that interfere with their social, emotional, and academic development. With group and individual therapy, children will be able to recognize different thoughts and feelings and how they influence their behaviors and learn to express themselves appropriately.
Children's Crisis Stabilization Unit The Children's Crisis Stabilization Unit is a specialized outpatient program offered to youth ages 4-18 who are experiencing a crisis. The program is designed to "stabilize" the conditions of a child immediately following a crisis episode during which they exhibit acute or severe signs and symptoms.
Crisis & Emergency Services The United Summit Center provides 24-hour crisis and emergency services to individuals and families experiencing emotional or behavioral struggles throughout north-central West Virginia.
Substance Use Disorder
Outpatient Addiction Services Outpatient Addiction Services at United Summit Center is staffed with trained and certified substance abuse counselors to assist West Virginia residents in confronting their substance abuse and committing to treatment.
Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Program The Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Program is a 6-week program which consists of three-hour intensive group therapy sessions, three times per week. These sessions are designed to help those suffering with substance abuse and dependence learn about their addiction, the recovery process, and how their addiction impacted current life circumstances, i.e., employment status, social life, health, family, interpersonal relationships, living conditions, money, spirituality, etc.
Fees and Payment
United Summit Center accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and various private insurances. We also accept private pay patients, and have an extensive charity care program for those that qualify and may have difficulties paying for services. Please call the Center at 304-623-5661 to discuss your particular situation.
United Summit Center provides a great deal of free and/or reduced cost care each year for those in need.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens
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.