Finding and Choosing Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Care
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Looking for mental health treatment?
Search a
database: This directory from the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),
an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
allows you to search for a treatment program in your area. You
can also call SAMHSA's toll-free referral helpline at
1-800-662-4357.
Looking for drug and alcohol abuse treatment?
Search
a database: This directory from SAMHSA
allows you to search for a substance abuse treatment program in
your area. You can also call SAMHSA's toll-free referral
helpline at 1-800-662-4357.
More help
Mental
Health Providers: Making the Right Choice: Information from the Mayo Clinic
on choosing a mental health care provider.
The Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, offers two publications to help you find
mental health and substance abuse care:
Helping
you Choose Quality Behavioral Health Care: This information sheet and checklist from
the Joint Commission can help you think about what’s important as you
choose a behavioral health organization. These organizations
include those that provide substance abuse treatment services,
adult mental health services, community mental health centers,
child and adolescent services, foster care services, and
services for those with mental retardation or developmental
disabilities.
Quality Check
is a service offered by The Joint Commission, a nonprofit
organization that evaluates health care quality and safety. You can look up a mental health or substance abuse
care facility by name or location.
The
Community Mental Health Page from the Wisconsin Department
of Health and Family Services' Bureau of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
provides information about various mental health programs. The Bureau also provides
links to pages and organizations
related to addiction and
substance abuse and mental health
needs
and
directories of Wisconsin certified mental health and substance abuse treatment programs.
Last Revised: April 23, 2008
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