Crisis Intervention Team - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Tampa, FL.

A crisis event, such as someone struggling with the tragic consequences of a mental health situation such as alcoholism or drug addiction, calls for an intervention directed by professionals who can help get them the treatment they need before it's too late. A Crisis Intervention Team in Tampa is a form of community monitoring which calls upon and utilizes law enforcement, healthcare, and other relevant agencies as well as family members to help addicts in crisis. This begins with the training of healthcare providers, law enforcement officers, and other relevant team members in the community so they know how to react and effectively work together during such a crisis. There are training programs available to train law enforcement officers and 911 emergency operators for example, which involves 40 hours of training in collaborating with the mental health professionals they will be working with during the crisis intervention, learning verbal de-escalation skills so that they can address and handle the crisis without it becoming a possibly violent or hostile situation, etc.

In many instances, Crisis Intervention Teams also help by way of jail diversion. Meaning, being able to properly respond to the incident as a mental health disturbance and not a crime keeps people having a mental health crisis out of jail and where they should be, in treatment and getting help. Additionally this keeps people with mental health problems out of prison where they do not have access to adequate mental health therapy and resources to effectively handle their disorder, such as a substance abuse disorder. Rather than in jail, those in crisis can receive counseling, behavioral therapies, medication and other recovery services to rehabilitate them. This not only helps the individual in crisis, but also all of society because it costs more to incarcerate someone with a mental health disorder in prison than it does to treat them in an appropriate mental health recovery program.

There are 3 Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities offering this service in Tampa, FL

• Memorial Hospital of Tampa
  813-873-6400
  2901 West Swann Avenue
  Tampa, FL. 33609
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Healthcare Connection of Tampa
  813-931-5560 x39
  825 West Linebaugh Avenue
  Tampa, FL. 33612
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• J A Haley VAMC
  813-972-2000
  13000 Bruce B Downs Boulevard
  Tampa, FL. 33612
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Military Insurance
  

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