About Community Services NW – Vancouver
Sea Mar’s Community Services NW in Vancouver, Washington, provides behavioral health services for individuals and families with mental health disorder and substance use disorder. The addiction programs available at this location include the youth chemical dependency program, the jail reentry program and the parent child assistance program. The facility also offers services to assist individuals who are experiencing homelessness.
In both youth and adult clients, it’s common for substance use disorders to occur alongside mental health disorders. Community Services NW has a specialized program for clients with co-occurring disorders. The staff will put equal attention toward treating both conditions.
They understand that clients are not always comfortable discussing their addiction recovery with the opposite gender. The facility offers both co-ed and gender specific treatment groups. The facility also offers a program for pregnant and parenting women.
The benefit of participating in gender specific groups is that the counselor can better address your specific needs. Common issues that cause men to develop an addiction include anger and unresolved trauma. Common issues that can cause women to have a substance use disorder include relationship stress and physical and emotional abuse.
An advantage of this facility’s location is that it’s less than 20 minutes away from Portland, Oregon. Outside of your treatment sessions, you can enjoy activities such as riding the South Waterfront Lower Tram Terminal or taking a relaxing walk at Washington Park.