Missoula, MT

Winds of Change Mental Health Center

Founded

2006

Program Length

30+ days

Focus

This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions. You'll receive individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis, learn practical skills for recovery, and make new connections in a restorative environment.

Located near the Clark Fork River and W Broadway Street in Missoula, Winds of Change Mental Health Center is an outpatient treatment center specializing in case management, community based support, therapy, medication management, and life skills training for adults and children with mental health and substance use concerns. Winds of change additionally offers group home living for adults designed as a short term housing option to help clients gain stability. Winds of Change is associated with the Wellness Institute of Montana nonprofit organization and accepts Medicaid for many of their programs. Each client participating in treatment has a case manager, peer support specialist, therapist, and may work with psychiatric staff for medication management. 1-on-1 therapy, offered both in person and by video, helps clients identify behaviors and attitudes that need to be changed, set goals, and enact desired changes. Addiction treatment for substance use and gambling includes substance use and behavioral assessment, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and more. Clients engage in life skills training, including financial management, and receive assistance from case managers with finding housing, work, and education opportunities. Winds of Change also offers evening anger management courses which are court recognized and help participants identify anger early on and communicate in a calm manner. Other recovery groups include relationship classes, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), driver education, and illness management. Winds of Change offers treatment for children ages 5-18 with mental health and substance use concerns. Therapists implement eye movement desensitization and reconditioning (EMDR), solution-based therapy, and more, working alongside case workers who advocate for clients, help them develop goals, and connect them to the resources they need.

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 Residential/24-hour residential

Facility Type

Multi-setting mental health facility (e.g., non-hospital residential plus either outpatient and/or partial hospitalization/day treatment)

Treatment Approaches

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

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

Private for-profit organization

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

Medicaid Cash or self-payment

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Young adults Seniors or older adults Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders Clients who have experienced trauma Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

Recovery Support Services

Mentoring/peer support

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

Intensive case management Illness management and recovery Psychosocial rehabilitation services Case management service

Contact Information

Address

1120 Cedar Street, Missoula, MT, 59802

Phone

(406) 541-4673

Contact

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