About Frontier Health – Turning Point – Johnson City
Frontier Health – Turning Point is a substance use disorder and mental health treatment facility for adults in Johnson City, Tennessee. This center offers a 24/7 crisis line. They offer outpatient services and a crisis stabilization unit.
This center has a crisis stabilization unit that helps adults who need psychiatric stabilization. This program is voluntary and involves a joint decision between you and the staff that is doing your assessment. In this program, the typical stay is three to five days. They provide a 24 hour nursing staff, with daily rounds performed by a doctor or nurse practitioner. They also have individual and group therapy sessions, as well as family therapy and safety planning. This program also has discharge and case management services.
They also offer a 24/7 walk-in center that serves children as well as adults that are dealing with a substance misuse emergency or a non-medical psychiatric emergency. They provide a nursing assessment and an evaluation by a Qualified Mobile Crisis Professional, a 23 hour observation referral for adults, a referral for psychiatric hospital and Crisis Stabilization Unit, as needed, and an A & D medically monitored Detoxification/Residential Treatment for adults. They can also refer you to outpatient services and safety planning services.
Several former patients have said that the staff is great and has literally saved lives. One positive that was mentioned many times is that the case managers are awesome and really do their best to help you out. A negative that was mentioned is that there is a lack of funding which causes frequent changes with doctors and pharmacy policies.
