Crisis Intervention Team - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - New Orleans, LA.

A crisis event, such as someone experiencing the destructive repercussions of a mental health situation like a drug or alcohol addiction, calls for an intervention by a team of professionals who can make sure they accept the treatment they need before it's too late. A Crisis Intervention Team in New Orleans 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 those in crisis. This starts with the training of law enforcement officers, healthcare providers, and other relevant team members in the community so they learn how to address the situation and work together during such a crisis. There are programs offered to educate law enforcement officers and 911 emergency dispatchers for example, which involves 40 hours of training in supporting the mental health professionals they will be working with during the crisis intervention, learning verbal de-escalation techniques so that they can address and handle the crisis without it developing into a possibly combative or aggressive episode, etc.

In many cases, Crisis Intervention Teams also help by way of jail diversion. Meaning, being able to properly respond to the incident as a mental health crisis and not a crime helps keep individuals with mental health disorders out of jail and instead where they should be, in a hospital or treatment setting getting help. Additionally this keeps people with mental health issues out of prison where they do not have access to adequate mental health therapy and resources to effectively address their disorder, such as a substance abuse disorder. Instead of jail, those in crisis can receive behavioral therapies, counseling, 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 keep someone with a mental health disorder in prison than it does to treat them in a mental health recovery program.

There are 8 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers offering this service in New Orleans, LA

• Essential Care Services
  504-267-5712
  3901 Ulloa Street
  New Orleans, LA. 70119
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Obyke Healthcare Services LLC
  504-948-6080
  3028 Gentilly Boulevard
  New Orleans, LA. 70122
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Destined for a Change Inc
  504-394-5937
  3420 Kabel Drive
  New Orleans, LA. 70131
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• University Medical Center
  504-702-2000
  2000 Canal Street
  New Orleans, LA. 70112
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Southeast Louisiana VA HCS
  504-571-8283
  3500 Canal Street
  New Orleans, LA. 70118
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  
• River Oaks Hospital
  504-734-1740
  1525 River Oaks Road West
  New Orleans, LA. 70123
  
  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
  
• Positive Living Treatment Center
  504-827-2701
  3330 Canal Street
  New Orleans, LA. 70119
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Intergrated Family Services
  504-822-4333
  3604 Canal Street
  New Orleans, LA. 70119
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  

For All Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers In New Orleans, Click Here.