Chase Brexton Health Care – Mt. Vernon Center

About Chase Brexton Health Care – Mt. Vernon Center – Baltimore

Chase Brexton Health Care Mt. Vernon Center, in Baltimore, Maryland, offers medical, mental health, and addiction recovery services for youth and adults. They specialize in meeting the unique care needs of LGBTQ+ persons. They provide a complete continuum of outpatient care. Medication assisted treatment and programs for persons with co-occurring addiction and mental illness are available.

A specialist will conduct a comprehensive evaluation and assessment to help determine your care needs. You and your care team will create a customized treatment plan tailored to your specific recovery goals.

I like that they place a high priority on peer coaching and support. This allows you to build a strong network of friends and loved ones who can guide you through your recovery journey. Peer coaches can offer a level of insight and empathy that is unmatched because they too have walked the path of recovery and understand its challenges.

Group meetings provide an opportunity to share your experiences, talk about your struggles, and give and receive support. You’ll also participate in recovery education to help you develop the life skills you need to cope with triggers, manage stress, and deal with past traumas.

If you’re in alcohol or opioid recovery, you may enroll in their MAT program. They offer a range of treatment options, including buprenorphine.

Another thing that stands out to me is their phased treatment approach that allows you to step down to lower intensity care as you progress in your recovery. Treatment typically begins with an intensive outpatient program (IOP) and progresses to general outpatient support over a period of weeks or months depending on your needs.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Aftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Inpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

Intensive Outpatient

Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) are for those who want or need a very structured treatment program but who also wish to live at home and continue with certain responsibilities (such as work or school). IOP substance abuse treatment programs vary in duration and intensity, and certain outpatient rehab centers will offer individualized treatment programs.

Intervention Services

Intervention services helps family or friends of addicts stage an intervention, which is a meeting in which loved ones share their concerns and attempt to get an addict into treatment. Professional intervention specialists can help loved ones organize, gather, and communicate with an addict. They can guide intervention participants in describing the damage the addict's behavior is causing and that outside help is necessary to address the addiction. The ideal outcome of an intervention is for the addict to go to rehab and get the help they need.

Medically Assisted Detox

Drug and alcohol addiction often takes a heavy toll on one's body. Over time, a physical dependence can develop, meaning the body physiologically needs the substance to function. Detox is the process of removing drugs and/or alcohol from the body, a process that can be lethal if mismanaged. Medical detox is done by licensed medical professionals who monitor vital signs and keep you safe, healthy, and as comfortable as possible as you go through detox and withdrawal.

Outpatient

Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

Treatments

Alcoholism Drug Addiction Dual Diagnosis Mental Health and Substance Abuse Opioid Addiction

Programs

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

LGBTQ Program

Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.

Young Adult Program

Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Staff

Patrick Mutch

President & CEO

Dr. Sebastian Ruhs

Chief Medical Officer

Eric Turnbaugh

CFO

Alice Sliwka

COO & Chief Quality Officer

Mahro Ershadi

Chief Pharmacy & Strategy Officer

Becky Frank

CMO & Chief Marketing Officer

Terrance Lovell

Chief Human Resources Officer

Lisa Pearson

VP, Behavioral Health

Chase Brexton Health Care – Mt. Vernon Center

About Chase Brexton Health Care – Mt. Vernon Center – Baltimore

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