Chilton Shelby Mental Health Center – Richard L Parris Home

Chilton Shelby Mental Health Center–Richard L. Parris Home, in Calera, Alabama, offers comprehensive psychiatric care and addiction recovery services for youth and adults, including specialized programming for children, adolescents, young adults, seniors, pregnant and postpartum women, persons with hearing impairment, and persons with HIV/AIDS. They provide dual diagnosis care and inpatient, outpatient, and aftercare programming. They are state licensed and Joint Commission accredited.

Their inpatient programs enable clients to focus on their recovery in a highly structured and supportive environment. Clients receive medical and mental health assessments and personalized care plans. They also engage in intensive individual, group, and family counseling drawing on proven modalities, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). The program promotes clients’ sustained sobriety and successful community reintegration through robust, age-specific, recovery-focused life skills training addressing topics such as coping and relapse prevention. An array of evidence-based complementary therapies is available, including recreational and experiential therapy.

Their outpatient and aftercare services ensure a complete continuum of care aligned with clients’ evolving needs and may include step-down support, 12 step program facilitation, and referrals for additional services.

Chilton Shelby Mental Health Center–Richard L. Parris Home accepts most major insurance plans, such as Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, Humana, United Healthcare, and others. Out of network benefits vary. Contact your provider to confirm coverage. Financial aid is available.