Upmc Western Behavioral Of The Alleghanies

Services

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

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

• Outpatient

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Pharmacotherapies

• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Paliperidone
• Aripiprazole
• Risperidone

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults
• Seniors

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

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
• Substance use treatment

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

• Private non-profit organization

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced trauma

Treatment Approaches

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

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Type

• Community mental health center

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicaid
• County or local government funds
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance
• Community Service Block Grants
• Community Mental Health Block Grants

Ancillary Services

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

Location

500 East Chestnut Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601

Phone: (866) 453-5835

Website: http://www.upmc.edu

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