John S Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center
Houston, TX

John S Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center

Program Length

5 days

Focus

This center treats mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized treatment that addresses both issues for whole-person healing.

Services

Key offerings grouped by category

Type of Care

Mental health treatment Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient Outpatient Partial hospitalization/day treatment

Facility Type

Psychiatric hospital

Pharmacotherapies

Chlorpromazine Fluphenazine Loxapine Perphenazine Pimozide Thiothixene Trifluoperazine Aripiprazole Asenapine Brexpiprazole Cariprazine Clozapine Lurasidone Olanzapine Paliperidone Quetiapine Risperidone Ziprasidone Nicotine replacement Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy Dialectical behavior therapy Electroconvulsive therapy Group therapy Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment Individual psychotherapy Ketamine Infusion Therapy Telemedicine/telehealth therapy Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Emergency Mental Health Services

Crisis intervention team Psychiatric emergency onsite services Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

State government

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

County or local government funds Medicare Medicaid Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) Private health insurance Cash or self-payment State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds State welfare or child and family services funds

Payment Assistance Available

Payment assistance (check with facility for details) Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Seniors or older adults Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders Clients who have experienced trauma Persons with eating disorders Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED) Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Testing

Metabolic syndrome monitoring Laboratory testing

Education and Counseling Services

Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

Children/Adolescents Young Adults Adults Seniors

Language Services

Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing Spanish Other languages (excluding Spanish)

Other Languages

Farsi Italian Vietnamese

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

Court-ordered outpatient treatment Diet and exercise counseling Family psychoeducation Case management service Suicide prevention services Education services

Contact Information

Address

5615 H Mark Crosswell Jr Street, Houston, TX, 77021

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