Adult Co-Occurring SA/MH Unit
This is a short-term crisis stabilization based program for
adults who have co-occurring substance abuse and mental
health diagnoses. Services offered are detoxification,
substance abuse therapy, and crisis intervention. This is
a voluntary program with average length of stay of 7-10
days. The program is led by a team of professionals
including board-certified psychiatrists, RNs and LPNs,
therapists, behavioral health technicians, and a case
manager. This is an intensive therapy-based program.
Admission Criteria:
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Current co-occurring substance abuse and mental health
diagnoses required
• Be in need of detoxification/substance abuse therapy
and be medically stable
• Voluntarily engage in treatment and adhere to program
Protocol
Treatment Includes:
• Intensive group therapy
• Multi-disciplinary team
• Daily evaluation by psychiatrists/PNP
• Individual Therapy
• Close medical monitoring through detoxification
process
• Discharge planning and referral
** We do not provide Suboxone, Subutex, or Methadone assisted treatment.
For more information please feel free to contact us at the number below!
Shannon Putnam, Director Of Marketing
Highland-Clarksburg Hospital
3 Hospital Plaza
Clarksburg, WV 26301
1-304-969-3100
1-304-613-6990 cell
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(Photo caption: Senator Jay Rockefeller accepts an award for his work on behalf of children from Mark Drennan of the West Virginia Behavioral Healthcare Providers Association, and Lisa Jones of ResCare, at the Alliance for Children’s annual meeting and senior leader’s conference at the Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, Virginia.)
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Last updated on May 29, 2014 @ 12:01PM
Created on May 29, 2014 @ 11:49AM
ROANOKE, WV – During a statewide conference on foster care and children’s well-being, Senator Jay Rockefeller was honored by the Children’s Home Society and the Alliance for Children for his dedication to improving services for children in foster care and promoting adoption.
Advocates, social workers, and families from across West Virginia joined in celebrating Rockefeller’s career.
“Every one of you—every parent, every advocate, every service provider and community leader in this room—is a committed and passionate champion for children. Your work is transforming lives and it inspires me each and every day. I am so proud of all we have accomplished to move West Virginia forward for our youngest ones,” Rockefeller said during the discussion.
As part of the Alliance for Children’s annual meeting and senior leader’s conference, Rockefeller presided over a panel discussion on children’s welfare, specifically foster care, adoption and permanency. Child welfare advocates joining Rockefeller included Scott Boileau, Executive Director of the Alliance for Children; Steve Tuck, CEO of the Children’s Home Society; Nikki Tennis, Director of the Division of Children’s Services, West Virginia Supreme Court; and Sue Hage, Deputy Commissioner for programs with West Virginia Division of Health and Human Services, Bureau for Children and Families.
“It’s amazing to be here and be able to share our experiences and to meet with the Senator,” Hage said. “We may not be where we need to be, but we’re working hard to create a safe environment for all children.”
Rockefeller has been a leader in those efforts, including work to promote adoption and improve services for at-risk children and foster children. He was a main architect of one of the most significant federal laws related to the welfare of the nation’s children, the Adoption and Safe Families Act, which doubled the number of adoptions after its enactment in 1997. The Senator has also introduced legislation to make interstate adoption easier; eliminate permanent foster care as a goal for children under 17; and provide funding for post-adoption and post-permanency services.
During the discussion, Rockefeller said that his time as a Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) worker led him to a career dedicated to public service, with a specific focus on improving the health and well-being of children.
“I saw a lot of need in Emmons, a lot of children who were at-risk. That made a huge impression on me,” Rockefeller said. “Children long to grow and blossom and should be given every opportunity to do so, but first, they must have the chance to put down roots. We owe it to all children to do all that we can to give them a safe, loving and permanent home. And I am
honored to be joined today by those who work tirelessly to make sure that we do just that.”
From 1988-1991, Rockefeller chaired the National Commission on Children, which aimed to improve the lives of children in America. Rockefeller noted that the Commission was instrumental in creating the Child Tax Credit, and expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – which together represent the most significant anti-poverty initiative in the country. Since 1987, Rockefeller has served on the Senate Finance Committee, which has given him the opportunity to strongly defend these and other programs that benefit children and working families.
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Governor’s Substance Abuse Collaborative Meeting
We attended the Collaborative meeting on Thursday, August 29. This meeting is chaired by Secretary Kay Goodwin and at today’s meeting we were joined by DHHR Secretary Karen Bowling. The meeting began with a presentation by US Attorney for the Southern District Booth Goodwin who unveiled a new video targeting youth substance abuse prevention. The video is very well done. It is moving and tragic. You may view the video on YouTube at this address: http://youtu.be/Dr3jN6atZ44 . The video also includes commentary by Prestera’s Kim Miller, well done Kim! US Attorney Goodwin shared that he is involved in an Appalachian Substance Abuse Summit on September 25 and 26th at East Tennessee State University a collaboration of the Appalachian states. Deputy Commissioner Kim Walsh spoke about the upcoming Behavioral Health Conference and passed out the brochures. The Association was acknowledged for the presentation last month by Kathy Armentrout, Nancy Demming, and Karen Schimmel. Secretary Goodwin welcomed members to attend at anytime. We presented information on Prestera’s SAMHSA grant award. Prestera was awarded $280,000 a year for three years. The purpose of the grant is to enhance technology to develop and implement a patient portal and to expand telemedicine capabilities. Karen Yost reported that they wish to increase treatment compliance with appointments and increase treatment capability, utilization, and improve health outcomes by providing technology based treatment and a forum for communication between multiple providers and clients. They also plan to expand use of technology to the use of mobile technology (iPads/SmartPhones, etc.) instead of the bulkier, stationary technology.
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Last week, Karen Yost and I were nominated by Delegate Perdue to serve on the West Virginia work team for the National Governors Association Three Branch Institute on Child Social and Emotional Wellbeing. http://www.nga.org/cms/home/news-room/news-releases/2013-news-releases/col2-content/states-to-improve-social-well-be.html
The goal of this team is to develop a plan to promote and measure the well-being of children in foster care. The first meeting is August 29, 2013 at 4pm.
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On Wednesday, USC CEO Bob Williams addressed the Joint Health Committee on issues related to commitments, managed care, the history of CHMCs, substance abuse, and the behavioral health continuum of care. Tom Susman had a request from the Jeff Johnson at the Legislature to have someone present on the commitment process. I asked Bob Williams to speak to the topic. I applaud Bob’s professionalism in representing the Association at the Legislature. He spoke for about 30 minutes and took about 30 minutes worth of questions. Questions were asked by Del. Fleischauer, Del. Campbell, Del. Miller, Del Sobonya, Del. Staggers and comments on the presentation were made by Senator Stollings. The questions related to managed care, substance abuse treatment, housing for the mentally ill and specific case questions. We passed out the Crossroads Executive Summary and a document on direct commitments to CSUs. Afterwards, Bob was interviewed by Daily Mail Reporter, Zack Harold. If anyone has specific questions, feel free to give me a call.
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Charleston, WV— 5/17/2013 — The West Virginia Behavioral Healthcare Providers Association held its Annual Senior Leadership Conference at the Stonewall Jackson Resort. The conference brought senior leaders in West Virginia behavioral health together with experts on leadership, mental health, substance abuse, the Affordable Care Act and Justice Reinvestment. Attendees benefitted from topics affecting the regulation and the cost of delivering behavioral health, as well as improving leadership qualities. The leaders in attendance represent the majority of providers of mental health, substance abuse and intellectual and developmental disability services serving more than 100,000 West Virginians each year.
The conference was highlighted by the Association’s Annual Dinner and awards ceremony. Delegate Don Perdue (D-Wayne) entertained and informed conference participants from his perspective as Chair of the House of Delegates Health Committee. Mark Drennan executive director of the Association presented Chairman Perdue the 2013 Leadership Award in Behavioral Health. Pulling from the conference’s speaker on Leadership, Drennan said, that Perdue was selected as this year’s winner due to qualities in his character that make him a great leader and friend not only to behavioral health, but of all West Virginians. Those qualities include: forward-looking, competent, inspiring, intelligent and honest. These qualities and the chairman’s leadership on the substance abuse crisis led the nominating committee to unanimously vote Delegate Don Perdue this year’s recipient. Delegate Perdue joined by his wife, Mary Jo received a standing ovation and graciously accepted the award, stating that the award will have prominent placement in his home.
Delegate Perdue joined the staff in recognizing several leaders internal to the Association. These leaders, like Delegate Perdue, exhibit qualities and demonstrate leadership each day, those 2013 leaders are: Judy Akers (Southern Highlands), Crystal McIntyre and Jeff Prichard (United Summit Center), JoAnn Powell and Kevin Trippett (Westbrook), Mark Games (Northwood Health Systems) Dr. Rich Kiley (Appalachian Community Mental Health), Marcie Vaughan (Seneca Health Service) and Joyel Finley (Prestera) Also, the Association recognized Dr. Robert “Bob” Williams (United Summit Center) for his service as the 2012-2013 President of the Association with the traditional engraved gavel.
The West Virginia Behavioral Healthcare Providers Association represents 25 behavioral health organizations serving recipients in each of the states fifty-five counties. These providers serve 100,000 people annually and employ more than 15,000 West Virginians. The Association and its members are committed to creating and sustaining healthy and secure communities through service and the core values of Quality, Access, Caring and Compassion, Collaboration and Partnership and Financial Stability and Sustainability.
CONTACT:
Mark Drennan, Executive Director
405 Capitol Street, Suite 900
Charleston, WV 25301
mark@wvbha.getboho.com
304-343-0728
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Mark Drennan joins Congressman Rahall, Senator Rockefeller and Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to discuss prescription drug abuse.
By Paul J. Nyden.
02/15/2013 – The Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Rep. Nick J. Rahall, both D-W.Va., introduced legislation to combat the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse on Thursday. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., co-sponsored Rockefeller’s Senate bill.Next Thursday, Rahall and Rockefeller will host roundtable discussions about drug abuse at Marshall University in Huntington and at the University of Charleston.Today, West Virginia has one of the country’s highest death rates from overdoses of prescription drugs. Nine out of every 10 drug-related deaths in the state come from prescription drugs, especially opiod painkillers.
Rahall, co-chairman of the Congressional Prescription Drug Abuse Caucus, said, “The prescription drug abuse epidemic is hitting southern West Virginia hard and taking a heavy toll on our families and communities, as well as our businesses and workforce. “We must do more at the federal level to increase patient awareness and better train health-care providers in order to prevent and treat pill abuse.”
Rockefeller said, “I’ve reached out to West Virginians — health-care providers, schools, pharmacists — asking for new ideas on how to reduce prescription drug abuse. This legislation reflects that real, on-the-ground feedback from West Virginia.”
Manchin said, “Drug addiction hurts more than just the person abusing drugs. It destroys lives, tears families apart and hurts communities’ abilities to create and keep good jobs. … Too many families and communities have been torn apart by drug abuse and my heart goes out to them.”
Rahall will host the roundtable discussion at Marshall University’s Forensic Science Center on Thursday morning. It will focus on how federal resources can best be used to combat prescription drug abuse.
Rockefeller and Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, will join Rahall at Marshall. The roundtable will take place between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. It is open to the public, but will have limited seating.
Rockefeller will convene his roundtable at the School of Pharmacy at the University of Charleston at 2 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. It will also be open to the public.
Rahall and Kerlikowske will also participate in the discussion at the University of Charleston, which will focus on the critical need to fill the “substance abuse treatment void” in West Virginia.
The federal legislation — the Prescription and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act — was first introduced by Rockefeller and Rahall in 2011, seeking to cut the number of opiod- and methadone-related deaths.
The bill’s provisions include:
- New and stricter training requirements for health-care professionals before they can be licensed to prescribe these drugs.
- Consumer education on how to use painkillers safely and prevent abuse.
- Stricter federal clinical standards regulating the safe use and dosage of pain medications.
- Increased federal finances to help prescription drug monitoring programs in various states.
- Comprehensive reporting of opioid-related deaths.
Last month, Manchin testified at a federal Food and Drug Administration hearing, urging that agency to think about placing stricter controls on drugs containing hydrocodone. “This drug is a highly addictive prescription painkiller that can easily fall into the wrong hands,” Manchin said. “Whenever I go back to West Virginia, I hear how easy it is for anybody to get their hands on hydrocodone-combination drugs. The personal stories I hear from so many West Virginians convinced me that this change is so critical.
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