About Mercy Family Center – Metairie
Mercy Family Center in Metairie, Louisiana, provides outpatient counseling, psychiatry and educational services for children, youth and adults. The program is part of the Mercy Health System and primarily provides child and adolescent behavioral health.
All clients are screened first to ensure they can provide the necessary treatment before they’re accepted into the program. Addiction and substance use care begins with an assessment that includes blood, urine or saliva to gauge the level of substances in your body.
Adolescents with an addiction may need medical detox to monitor their physical health during withdrawal. After the screening process, they also evaluate your medical and family history. Outpatient treatment is comprehensive and customized to your needs identified in your comprehensive evaluation. When needed, friends and family alongside a behavioral health professional will do an intervention to help an adolescent confront their disorder and discuss treatment.
Detoxification is the first step in the substance use disorder treatment program that helps you safely withdraw from drugs or alcohol. Certain drugs require medication assisted treatment (MAT) to reduce symptoms and help prevent complications.
The treatment center is just west of New Orleans in a bustling suburban area known for Creole culture and a vibrant community. As an outpatient client, you and your family have access to entertainment, shopping, dining and beautiful parks kids explore where you can relax at the end of the day.
Engaging outpatient care is best suited when you have a mild to moderate addiction and a firm commitment to recovery. Adolescents with an alcohol or drug addiction who live in a supportive and structured home environment can also do well with outpatient treatment. Mercy takes most major insurance plans and will verify your insurance coverage before you begin treatment. They also help to estimate your potential out-of-pocket costs.
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