About Northeast Delta Human Services Authority – Columbia
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority’s Columbia Behavioral Health Clinic provides services for people across their lifespan, from children to seniors in Columbia, Louisiana. Columbia is a small town on the Ouachita River that’s known for its rich logging history and outdoor recreation. It offers a peaceful escape with a close-knit community and natural beauty.
They provide services for children and adolescents and they can work closely with the criminal justice system. They also provide parenting education programs and gender specific intensive outpatient treatment for substance abuse for women with young children. The adult addictive disorder services program starts with a formal assessment in which their counselors and clinicians use a series of physical and behavioral diagnostic criteria to determine if you have a substance use disorder. From there, they’ll put together a customized treatment plan for you and your needs.
Once the counselors have identified an addictive disorder, your assessment determines the level and the type of care you receive. They recognize that addiction happens within a family unit and offer family services to support you and the family unit through your recovery journey.
Your addiction treatment may include intensive or traditional outpatient treatment with individual mental health counseling if you have a co-occurring mental health condition. They work with the court system to provide court mandated classes and substance abuse education to help you understand more about addiction, which in turn supports your sobriety.
They partner with a gambling addiction service provider to ensure that each of your addictions is addressed appropriately. Your program may include individual and group counseling sessions using evidence-based therapies like motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, or rational living therapy.
Your program typically includes a research based curriculum too to help you address lifestyle choices that you might have neglected during your addiction. These choices can help improve your overall health and thus your physical and mental resilience which is crucial in a relapse prevention program.
The opioid misuse and abuse prevention program is a community-based program that helps to provide access to medication assisted treatment, outreach community programs, and programs to reduce recidivism. They use an integrated service network of community programs that include peer support services, prescription take back boxes, and Narcan training and distribution.
They accept most private insurance plans, Medicare, Medicaid, Benefit Management, and CHAMPVA. If you are uninsured or underinsured, they encourage you to call and will offer sliding scale fees when you meet eligibility requirements.