Since 1968, Southern Highlands has been a part of your community by offering quality mental health, addiction, and I/DD services. Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center is "People Helping People". We are dedicated to helping you in a confidential, professional manner with our credentialed staff.
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Services Offered
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center (SHCMHC) is one of the 13 comprehensive community mental health centers established in West Virginia. Serving both children and adults in Mercer, McDowell, and Wyoming counties, we offer an array of mental health, substance abuse, and community support services for chronically mentally ill, addicted, and/or intellectually/developmentally delayed individuals.
Outpatient Services Outpatient Services are available in all three counties and include: intensive individual and group counseling, community engagement services, psychiatric evaluations, medication therapy, and nursing services. Services for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults The Youth Department at Southern Highlands provides clinical evaluation, intensive therapy, and supportive counseling for children and adolescents ages 6-17 with mental health and/or substance use disorders at our Springhaven Center and at various school locations within Mercer and McDowell counties.
Crisis Services Southern Highlands provides crisis services including crisis stabilization and a 28 day substance abuse residential treatment program for those individuals needing a higher level of care.
Community Centered Services Southern Highlands has community based services to help individuals remain in their community instead of requiring frequent psychiatric hospitalization and/or commitment.
Integrated Care Southern Highlands has services that integrate both behavioral health and primary care. This is a one stop shop allowing consumers to engage in services that meet both their behavioral and physical health needs. These services are available at the Princeton Main Clinic. Services for the Intellectually and Developmentally Delayed Southern Highlands has a variety of services available for individuals who are intellectually and developmentally delayed including Waiver, Respite, Residential, Day Habilitation, and Sheltered-Employment.
Fees and Payment
Services are provided, in part, by funding from the Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau of Behavioral Health and Health Facilities. All insurances accepted. Southern Highlands provides services equally, without regard to race, color, or national origin.
Fees are based on income and eligibility of diagnosis for services.
Individuals may qualify for discounts with proof of income.
Services Offered To: Adults
Payment: Sliding Scale
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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.