About TTBH – Tropical Texas Behavioral Health – Weslaco
Tropical Texas Behavioral Health in Weslaco, Texas is a behavioral health provider that offers substance abuse recovery services for adults and adolescents. Their programs are designed to help individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
The programs offered here include general outpatient (OP) and intensive outpatient (IOP) programs as well as detox and aftercare services. One of the unique things about this location is that it provides two programs specifically for individuals in the court system. The Federal Pretrial Treatment Program provides support for individuals who are awaiting trial for drug-related charges. The Bureau of Prisons Aftercare program offers support for individuals who’ve been paroled on drug-related charges.
The intensive and nonintensive outpatient programs are available to adolescent and adult males and females. Individuals are accepted into the program based on meeting the diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders. Services typically provided in outpatient programs are individual, group and family counseling. Clients are required to meet for group sessions multiple hours and days a week. These sessions generally focus on what addiction is and teach clients different skills for maintaining sobriety. Patients also have the chance to receive support from others going through recovery.
Detox and aftercare services are also provided at this location. The detox service may include the administering of medications to help reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms. The aftercare services also include community recovery programs and additional mental health services to help clients maintain their long-term recovery. Tropical Texas Behavioral Health also offers telehealth services to provide more access to care and supplement on site clinical care.