Addiction Treatment Services in Other Languages - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - DHS, VA.

Substance abuse treatment services are offered in languages other than English from rehab centers with bilingual staff and from substance abuse treatment educational groups and services available in other languages. Drug and Alcohol rehab programs in DHS which offer rehabilitation services in other languages will have group counseling or therapy in those languages, and may have either hard copy or digital educational materials available in those languages as well. The most common "other-language" programs available are Spanish rehab services, because Spanish speaking clients constitute the highest number of other language speaking individuals in need of treatment. There are substance abuse treatment locator tools that you can find online at https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

Attending such a program when English is not your first language can be beneficial for more reasons than just difficulties with verbal communication, because there are also cultural differences and other things to be taken into consideration. When providing rehabilitation for someone who speaks another language the treatment staff must not only be able to communicate with them easily and expressively, but also know their culture, social customs, background, and specific challenges and values that should be considered when trying to resolve their substance abuse problem. Individuals in search of treatment in other languages will want to make certain the program has staff that are able to deliver services in their native language but who are also able to identify and understand their culture and social customs.

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