COMCARE of Sedgwick County helps people with mental health and substance abuse needs improve the quality of their lives.
COMCARE provides a wide array of mental health and substance abuse services to residents of Sedgwick County. COMCARE is the largest of the 27 Community Mental Health Centers in the State of Kansas and is committed to helping individuals served lead more productive lives.
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Services Offered
Adult Mental Health and Addiction * Beating the Blues - Beating the Blues is proven to help reduce your depression and anxiety. This online resource offers 8 weekly sessions that empower users to take an active role in their own care.
* Addiction Treatment Services - Addiction Treatment Services (ATS) is an alcohol and drug treatment program certified by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. ATS assists clients in reducing use of alcohol and other substances, thereby improving their overall quality of life.
* Community Support Services - Community Support Services (CSS) helps residents with serious mental illnesses learn to live successfully in the community and avoid admission/readmission to a state hospital.
* Outpatient Services - Outpatient Services (OPS) provides mental health services that help clients avoid the need for more intensive and expensive mental health treatment.
* Outpatient Therapy Clinic - The Outpatient Therapy Clinic addresses severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and major depression, as well as an individual's experience with anxiety, depression or life adjustment issues that might include divorce, deterioration of health, or grief.
Community Crisis Center The Community Crisis Center is your 24-hour resource for mental health assistance and suicide prevention.
More than 70,000 calls are processed through the crisis hotline annually. In addition to telephone intervention, the Community Crisis Center provides face-to-face intervention services, including a mobile crisis unit. When a client comes to the Community Crisis Center facility, clinical staff are available for intervention, crisis treatment planning and to provide referrals to other community resources. When appropriate, the client will see a medical provider to assess the need for medication. A number of other services are provided under the Community Crisis Center umbrella, which play a crucial role in helping clients deal with their emergencies. These are described below in greater detail. * Suicide Prevention Services - The Community Crisis Center is the suicide prevention service for Sedgwick County. At the Community Crisis Center, priority is given to the assessment and intervention with callers who may be at risk for suicide. COMCARE is actively involved with the Sedgwick County Suicide Prevention Coalition.
* Stress/Trauma Assistance Team (STAT) - The STAT consists of mental health professionals who are trained to help children, adolescents, adults and families following a disaster or traumatic event. The goal of the response team is to provide support, reduce the emotional impact of the incident and accelerate the recovery process.
* Mobile Crisis Unit (MCU) - The Mobile Crisis Unit is comprised of two staff - one master's level therapist and one case manager. The goal of MCU is to provide emergency assessment when the individual is at risk for psychiatric hospitalization and is unable to come to the center for assessment.
* Community Assessment Program for Seniors (CAPS) - This program serves adults 60 years of age or older who are residents of Sedgwick County and are identified as at risk for mental health issues. In the CAPS program, therapists meet with individuals at their home for up to three visits at no charge to the senior or their families. The CAPS therapist will assess, intervene or refer as appropriate should the individual need further assistance.
Suicide Prevention People have called us for help with substance abuse, economic worries, relationship and family problems, sexual orientation, illness, getting over abuse, depression, and mental and physical illness. No matter what problems you are dealing with, we want to help you find a reason to keep living. You will be helped by a skilled, trained crisis worker who will listen to your problems and will share options for treatment and resources available to help.
Youth Mental Health The Children's Services program addresses children's mental health issues and behavioral problems that stem from mental illnesses in an effort to help them become productive members of the community. * Therapy Clinic - Individual and family therapy is also available at COMCARE Children's Services. Therapists can assist the child and family members in developing strategies to reduce symptoms, manage stress and improve behavior.
* Psychosocial Rehabilitation - Psychosocial rehabilitation is a community-based service provided by Children's Services and through various contractors in the community. This service is provided to youth individually or in groups with a focus on reducing functional impairments related to the youth's mental health diagnosis.
Fees and Payment
COMCARE accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, self-pay and also has a sliding scale fee.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: 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.