Volunteer BH Care Systems Hiwassee Mental Health Center

Care Offered

• Mental health treatment
• Dual diagnosis treatment for co-occurring serious mental health illness/serious emotional disturbance and substance use disorders

Service Setting

• Outpatient treatment
• Telemedicine/telehealth

Facility Type

• Community mental health center

Treatment Approaches

• Behavior modification
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Group therapy
• Integrated dual diagnosis disorder treatment
• Individual psychotherapy
• Psychotropic medication
• Trauma therapy

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team

Who Operates This Facility

• a Private non-profit organization

Payments and Insurance Accepted

• Community Mental Health Block Grants
• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Private health insurance
• State corrections or juvenile justice funds
• Cash or self-payment
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
• U.S. Department of VA funds

Special Programs and Population Groups Supported

• Clients referred from the court/judicial system
• Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance
• Persons with serious mental illness

Ancillary Services

• Case management
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Family psychoeducation
• Housing services
• Intensive case management
• Illness management and recovery
• Supported housing
• Suicide prevention services
• Mentoring/peer support/consumer-run services

Tobacco/Screening Services

• Nicotine replacement therapy
• Screening for tobacco use

Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Children/adolescents
• Seniors (65 or older)
• Young adults

Language Services

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing