Crisis Intervention Team - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - State College, PA.

A crisis situation, for example a person struggling with the destructive repercussions of a mental health situation like alcoholism or drug addiction, calls for an intervention by a team of professionals who can make sure they accept the help they so desperately need before it's too late. A Crisis Intervention Team in State College is a form of community monitoring which calls upon and utilizes healthcare, law enforcement and other relevant agencies as well as family members to help addicts in crisis. This starts with the training of healthcare providers, law enforcement officers, and other participating team members in the community so they know how to address the situation and work together during such a crisis. There are training programs offered to educate law enforcement officers and 911 emergency operators for example, which includes 40 hours of training in collaborating with the mental health professionals they will be working with during the crisis, learning verbal de-escalation techniques so that they can approach and handle the crisis without it turning into a potentially violent or hostile event, etc.

In many cases, Crisis Intervention Teams are used as a means of jail diversion. Meaning, being able to appropriately respond to what is really meant to be a mental health crisis and not a crime keeps people having a mental health crisis out of jail and instead where they should be, in a hospital or treatment setting getting help. This also keeps individuals with mental health disorders out of prison where they will not be able to effectively address their disorder, such as a substance abuse disorder. Rather than in jail, those in crisis can receive behavioral therapies, counseling, medication and other mental health services to help them recover. This not only benefits the person in crisis, but also the entire community 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 1 Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities offering this service in State College, PA

• Mount Nittany Medical Center
  814-231-7000 x6177
  1800 East Park Avenue
  State College, PA. 16803
  
  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
  

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