Alpha House Inc

Services

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

• Residential/24-hour residential
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Long-term residential
• Outpatient

External Opioid Medications Source

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

Language Services

• Spanish

Transitional Services

• Naloxone and overdose education
• Aftercare/continuing care
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Discharge Planning

Ancillary Services

• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance
• Case management service
• Mental health services

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Interim services for clients
• Screening for mental disorders
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for substance use
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for tobacco use
• Outreach to persons in the community

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance
• Medicaid
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Adult women
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Adult men
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Education and Counseling Services

• Family counseling
• Individual counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Marital/couples counseling
• Group counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Substance use disorder education

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

License/Certification/Accreditation

• State department of health
• State Substance use treatment agency

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

• Private non-profit organization

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Payment Assistance Available

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

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Treatment Approaches

• Brief intervention
• Relapse prevention
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• 12-step facilitation
• Anger management
• Motivational interviewing
• Matrix Model
• Trauma-related counseling

Pharmacotherapies

• Medication for mental disorders

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Self-help groups
• Employment counseling or training

Location

435 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Phone: (866) 453-5835

Website: http://www.alphahouseinc.org

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