About Serenity Behavioral Health Systems – Augusta
Serenity Behavioral Health Systems is located in east central Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. They offer outpatient treatment for substance use and addictions as well as child, adolescent and adult behavioral healthcare. The center is CARF accredited.
The center won’t deny anyone access to treatment based on their inability to pay. They do accept insurance, and you’ll be expected to pay any copayment due at the time of service. If you don’t have insurance, you may qualify for state assistance, including Medicaid or Medicare.
The substance use program assists you in achieving abstinence from all substances. They’ll work on improving your quality of life by addressing any mental health or dual diagnosis issues. They use many different therapeutic modalities. These include 12 Step programs, motivational interviewing and the Matrix Model. The Matrix Model is a specific group therapy treatment that is highly structured and usually takes about 16 weeks.
You may also have cognitive behavioral therapy and solution focused therapies. If appropriate, you can also get medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction. MAT and the accompanying therapies are sometimes free of charge depending on your eligibility.
In the outpatient behavioral health treatment program, the staff helps you address underlying problems contributing to your substance use. You’ll have an individualized treatment plan according to your specific needs. The group programs help you deal with issues such as grief, substance use and trauma.
Children, adolescents and the intellectually developmentally disabled can also get help for mental health issues at the center in Augusta. This also includes treatment for substance use, suicidal ideation and depression.
They also have a crisis stabilization unit that has 16 beds and offers inpatient stays. The stays are usually about 7-10 days and include medical monitoring. They offer detox and psychiatric stabilization.
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