Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services

Treatment begins with an assessment:

Before going into inpatient treatment, you will need an assessment. An assessment is an in-depth interview led by a behavioral health professional. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is the assessment that helps behavioral health professionals determine what kind of substance use services you may need.

Residential and hospital treatment:

If your assessment results show you would benefit from an inpatient hospital stay (also known as residential treatment), the behavioral health professionals you meet with will contact your insurance to get approval and find a program that will meet your needs.

Community-based and outpatient treatment:

Many people can and do recover from substance use disorders with the support of an outpatient treatment program. Outpatient treatment is care that you can participate in without staying in a hospital or medical facility.

During outpatient treatment you can visit a behavioral health professional to access the services and medication you may need.

There are three levels of outpatient treatment:

• Traditional outpatient, where you can meet with your therapist at least one time per week.
• Intensive outpatient, in which you can meet with your therapist at least three times per week.
• Partial hospitalization programs, where you meet with your therapist daily.

The goal of these programs is to help build coping skills when dealing with cravings. Substance use disorder is the repeated use of a substance and/or alcohol that does harm to your body and mind.

If you are uninsured, covered by Medicaid/CBH, or not sure of your insurance coverage, contact CBH Member Services at 888-545-2600 24/7/365  to gain assistance with accessing publicly funded SUD treatment and services.

In the event of a medical emergency, please call 911 and go to the nearest emergency room.