About Cascadia Garlington Health Center – Portland
Cascadia Garlington Health Center is a combined affordable housing and community wellness center with behavioral health, primary care and addiction recovery services in Portland, Oregon. Cascadia Health is a nonprofit, Certified Community Behavioral Health Center. The organization’s goal is to improve healthcare delivery to vulnerable populations by integrating housing with other treatment services. The center won’t turn anyone away based on an inability to pay. They accept insurance including the Oregon Health Plan.
In addition to regular substance use and mental health treatment for adults, the organization offers some unique specialty mental health services. One of the services is the Second Chance for Women program. The program is for women under the supervision of the Department of Community Justice in Multnomah County who have substance use and mental health disorders. The program provides gender specific counseling, medication management and case management for women.
There are also integrated services for aging adults that include care coordination, geriatric services, medication management and peer services. Seniors can also access special substance use treatment and group and individual therapy.
The Cascadia substance use disorder treatment programs include medication supported recovery (MSR – also called MAT) for methamphetamine and opioid use disorder. One of the convenient aspects of this program is that it’s easily available for individuals in the supportive and residential housing programs.
Another specialty addiction service offered here is gambling treatment. For those with problem gambling, which is about 2-3% of the population, they offer free treatment. The program includes group, couples and individual therapy. Treatment also includes financial education.
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