First Step House

Provider Subtitle

Veterans Services

Provider Description

The First Step House vision drives our mission to help build lives of meaning, purpose, and recovery. We recognize that in order for individuals to resolve their substance use disorders and develop and sustain a life of long-term recovery, they must have access to resources that enable them to achieve global health, cultivate credible, workable tools to manage stress, decrease craving, and create a meaningful and purposeful life.

Location services description: Substance abuse treatment, Halfway house. Treatment received at location: Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment Types of patients treated: Men

Primary Focus of Provider

Veterans Services

Type of Care

Substance abuse treatment,Buprenorphine used in treatment,Naltrexone oral,Vivitrol injectable Naltrexone,Transitional housing or halfway house,Use methadone buprenorphine for pain management or emergency dosing,Accepts clients on opioid medication,Acamprosate Campral,Disulfiram Antabuse,Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy,Dialectical behavioral therapy,Substance abuse counseling approach,Trauma-related counseling,Rational emotive behavioral therapy,12-step facilitation approach,Contingency management motivational incentive,Motivational interviewing,Anger management,Relapse prevention

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking permitted in designated area

Facility Operation

Private organization

License/Certification/Accreditation

State substance abuse agency,State mental health department

Payment/Financial/Insurance Details

No payment accepted,Federal or any government funding for substance abuse programs

Payment Assistance Available

Sliding fee scale fee is based on income and other factors,Payment assistance check with facility for details

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders,Veterans,Clients referred from the court judicial system,Adult men,Persons who have experienced trauma

Ancillary Services

Individual counseling offered,Group counseling offered,Family counseling offered,Marital couples counseling offered,PsychiatricAftercare continuing care,PsychiatricAssistance with obtaining social services,Breath analyzer or blood alcohol testing,PsychiatricComprehensive substance abuse assessment,Drug or alcohol urine screening,PsychiatricDischarge Planning,Employment counseling or training,HIV or AIDS education counseling or support,Health education services other than HIV AIDS or hepatitis,HIV testing,PsychiatricInterim services for clients,PsychiatricMental health services,PsychiatricOutreach to persons in the community,Substance abuse education,Screening for Hepatitis B,Screening for Hepatitis C,PsychiatricSelf-help groups,Screening for mental health disorders,Screening for substance abuse,Social skills development,STD testing,PsychiatricTransportation assistance,Hepatitis education counseling or support,TB screening,PsychiatricCase management,PsychiatricHousing services,PsychiatricNicotine replacement therapy,PsychiatricConsumer-run peer-support services,Screening for tobacco use,PsychiatricSmoking tobacco cessation counselling

Age Groups Accepted

Young adults,Adults

Gender Accepted

Male

Language Services

Services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Treatment Center Settings

Residential,Short-term residential,Long-term residential

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