Portage Cnty Hlth and Human Servs
Stevens Point, WI

Portage Cnty Hlth and Human Servs

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.

Portage County Health and Human Services in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, provides comprehensive mental health services, emphasizing adult recovery and independence. Their programs like Comprehensive Community Services (CCS), Community Recovery Services (CRS), and Community Support Program (CSP) offer vital treatments such as supported employment, counseling, psychiatric care, and intensive medication management, empowering individuals to manage mental illness effectively within their communities. Their mental health clinic provides outpatient counseling and psychiatric care. Their intensive in-home therapy is available for high-risk children and families through social worker referrals. Their department also coordinates case management and services for children with special needs through programs like Birth to Three, ensuring holistic family support. Additionally, their OWI assessments must be scheduled in person within 72 hours post-conviction at the County's assessment office.

Portage Cnty Hlth and Human Servs

Services

Key offerings grouped by category

Type of Care

Substance use treatment 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.)

Outpatient

Facility Type

Outpatient mental health facility

Pharmacotherapies

Chlorpromazine Droperidol Fluphenazine Haloperidol Loxapine Perphenazine Thiothixene Thioridazine Trifluoperazine Aripiprazole Brexpiprazole Cariprazine Clozapine IIoperidone Lurasidone Olanzapine Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination Paliperidone Quetiapine Risperidone Ziprasidone Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy Couples/family therapy Dialectical behavior therapy Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment Individual psychotherapy Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Emergency Mental Health Services

Crisis intervention team Psychiatric emergency onsite services Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

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

Local, county, or community government

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

County or local government funds Community Mental Health Block Grants Community Service Block Grants IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds Medicare Medicaid Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) Other State funds Private health insurance State corrections or juvenile justice funds State education agency funds 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 U.S. Department of VA 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

Young adults Seniors or older adults Veterans Active duty military Members of military families Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders Clients with HIV or AIDS Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence Clients who have experienced trauma Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia Persons with eating disorders Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED) Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

Testing

Laboratory testing

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted

Children/Adolescents Young Adults Adults Seniors

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping permitted in designated area

Ancillary Services

Court-ordered outpatient treatment Family psychoeducation Case management service

Contact Information

Address

817 Whiting Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, 54481

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