WestCare Georgia Youth Academy

WestCare Georgia Youth Academy

Services:
Payment Assistance Available
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

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

• Long-term residential
• Residential/24-hour residential
• Short-term residential

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Pharmacotherapies

• Clonidine
• Medication for mental disorders
• Nicotine replacement
• Buprenorphine with naloxone

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

Testing

• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Education and Counseling Services

• Family counseling
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Group counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Individual counseling

Age Groups Accepted

• Children/Adolescents

Transitional Services

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Discharge Planning

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Does not use medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Adolescents
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Members of military families
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• No payment accepted
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs

Type of Care

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

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

• Private non-profit organization

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Recovery Support Services

• Self-help groups
• Housing services
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Employment counseling or training

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Ancillary Services

• Case management service
• Transportation assistance
• Integrated primary care services
• Mental health services
• Social skills development
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Early intervention for HIV
• Suicide prevention services

Treatment Approaches

• Substance use disorder counseling
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Brief intervention
• Motivational interviewing
• Trauma-related counseling
• Relapse prevention
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Anger management

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Does not use MAT for opioid use disorders

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for substance use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for tobacco use

Gender Accepted

• Male