About Eskenazi Health Center Westside – Indianapolis
Eskenazi Health Center Westside, in Indianapolis, Indiana, is an outpatient community mental health and addiction treatment center. They treat mental illness, emotional and behavioral issues, and substance abuse issues in adults ages 18+. Addiction counseling, opioid addiction treatment, and outpatient detox are offered. Treatment for pregnant women is available.
Assessment and individualized treatment plans are created for each person. If you have a co-occurring disorder, with substance abuse and mental health issues occurring together, these are treated with counseling and psychiatric medications as needed. Detox services for detoxification from alcohol, opioids, and benzodiazepines use medication assisted treatments overseen by a staff physician and nurses. Pregnant women are treated in a special Perinatal Addictions Care & Treatment program.
During treatment, you’ll be scheduled for outpatient visits daily, Monday through Friday, to monitor your vital signs and mental status. Detox treatment usually lasts between two and four weeks. Counseling, in individual and group sessions, varies in length. Smoking cessation education is included in all counseling treatment plans.
Eskenazi Health Center Westside is accredited by the Joint Commission. Payment for outpatient treatment is based on ability to pay. A sliding fee scale is used, and no one is turned away due to inability to pay.