Medasic

They provide outpatient and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and West Columbia is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Columbia, under a mile away.

They treat adults up to and past 65. Ask whether the group sessions are mixed age, because in Columbia that often means one room rather than two.

Nobody stays overnight. Outpatient means you keep sleeping at home and come in for sessions, and the closest residential option is under a mile away in Columbia.

Yes. Court ordered treatment is one of the things they take, and one of 8 things they offer a named program for.

Family work is a standard part of treatment, though how much of it varies a lot between centers. What a program will discuss with a relative is set by a signed authorization, and it can be as narrow as attendance only. Ask whether family sessions carry on after the main program ends.

Expect questions rather than a sales pitch, and expect them to be direct. Understating the amount is the most common mistake on that call, and it leads to the wrong level of care being offered. Ask for the name of whoever you spoke to, so the second call starts where the first ended.

It depends on the level of care and on the week, which is why only a call can answer it. Many programs start the admissions paperwork during the wait, so the day a bed opens is not spent on forms. Ask who to call if things get worse while you are waiting, and write that number down.