Serenity Behavioral Health Systems

Serenity Behavioral Health

3421 Mike Padgett Highway, Building BHCC, Augusta, GA 30906

Serenity Behavioral Health Systems Serenity Behavioral Health is an intensive outpatient, outpatient, and residential facility in Augusta, GA offering substance use treatment and detox. Buprenorphine and Naltrexone are used for opioid use disorder. It reports accepting self-payment, TRICARE, Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance.

Licenses and accreditations

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)Accredited by CARF, an independent nonprofit accreditor of health and human services.

Kinds of care

Detoxification: Medical care while the body clears a substance, with staff watching for withdrawal.
Substance use treatment: Treatment for alcohol and drug use.
Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children: Treats substance use together with a serious emotional disturbance in children and adolescents.
Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults: Treats substance use together with a serious mental illness in adults.

Settings

Intensive outpatient treatment: Several hours of treatment a day, several days a week, while living at home.
Outpatient: Regular appointments while living at home.
Outpatient detoxification: Detox during the day, going home at night.
Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment: Methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone for opioid use, with counseling, without staying overnight.
Regular outpatient treatment: Weekly or less frequent appointments while living at home.
Residential detoxification: Detox while living at the facility.
Residential/24-hour residential: Living at the facility during treatment.

Medications for opioid use

Buprenorphine used in Treatment: Buprenorphine is used here.
Naltrexone used in Treatment: Naltrexone is used here.

Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere: Accepts clients whose medication for opioid use is prescribed elsewhere.
Buprenorphine maintenance: Buprenorphine continued over time to prevent relapse.
Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification: Lofexidine or clonidine to ease withdrawal during detox.
Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization: Medication maintained, then tapered under medical supervision once stable.
Prescribes buprenorphine: Prescribes buprenorphine.
Prescribes naltrexone: Prescribes naltrexone.
Relapse prevention with naltrexone: Naltrexone to help prevent relapse.

Payment

Accepted: Cash or self-payment; TRICARE and other federal military insurance; Federal, state, or local government funding for substance use treatment; Medicaid; Medicare; Private health insurance; Federal block grants for substance use and mental health services; A state-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid.
Help with cost: Payment assistance for people who cannot pay the full cost. Ask the facility for details.

Who they serve

Ages served: Adults, 26 to 64; Children and adolescents, 17 or younger; Seniors, 65 and older; Young adults, 18 to 25.
Sex: Female; Male.
Programs for: Adult men; Adult women; Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients; Young adults.
Languages: Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing.

More details this facility reports

External Opioid Medications Source: Other contracted prescribing entity.
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.
External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: Other contracted prescribing entity.
Pharmacotherapies: Acamprosate (Campral®); Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable); Buprenorphine with naloxone; Buprenorphine without naloxone; Clonidine; Disulfiram; Medication for mental disorders; Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable); Naltrexone (oral); Nicotine replacement; Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation.
Treatment Approaches: Anger management; Brief intervention; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Matrix Model; Motivational interviewing; Relapse prevention; Substance use disorder counseling; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy; Trauma-related counseling.
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public): State government.
Assessment/Pre-treatment: Comprehensive mental health assessment; Comprehensive substance use assessment; Interim services for clients; Outreach to persons in the community; Screening for mental disorders; Screening for substance use; Screening for tobacco use.
Testing: Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing; Drug or alcohol urine screening; HIV testing; STD testing; TB screening; Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV); Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV).
Transitional Services: Aftercare/continuing care; Discharge Planning; Naloxone and overdose education; Outcome follow-up after discharge.
Recovery Support Services: Assistance with obtaining social services; Employment counseling or training; Housing services; Mentoring/peer support.
Other Services: Treatment for other addiction disorder.
Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services: Alcohol Detoxification; Benzodiazepines Detoxification; Cocaine Detoxification; Medication routinely used during detoxification; Methamphetamines detoxification; Opioids detoxification.
Education and Counseling Services: Family counseling; Group counseling; HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support; Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis; Hepatitis education, counseling, or support; Individual counseling; Marital/couples counseling; Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling; Substance use disorder education.
Facility Smoking Policy: Smoking permitted in designated area.
Facility Vaping Policy: Vaping permitted in designated area.
Ancillary Services: Case management service; Early intervention for HIV; Mental health services; Social skills development; Suicide prevention services; Transportation assistance.

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