Austen Riggs Center

Austen Riggs Center

Services:
Special Programs/Groups Offered
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Veterans
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping permitted in designated area

Type of Care

• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Mental health treatment

Facility Type

• Residential treatment center (RTC) for adults

Pharmacotherapies

• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Ancillary Services

• Family psychoeducation
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Integrated primary care services
• Education services
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Residential/24-hour residential
• Partial hospitalization/day treatment
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Outpatient

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• Cash or self-payment

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Testing

• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Young Adults
• Adults

Treatment Approaches

• Group therapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Couples/family therapy