New Directions Healthcare

They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Erie has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

They do not detox, and nothing inside 14 miles of Erie does either. Ask them where they send people, because a place without one usually has somewhere it refers to.

They treat pregnant and postpartum clients. Ask whether prenatal care is on site or coordinated with somewhere else in Erie.

The nearest other center is a few streets away, in Erie, and there are 8 inside 14 miles.

They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Erie.

It is the stretch after discharge, and it tends to decide whether the program holds. A discharge plan should name the appointments, who prescribes, and what to do on a bad night. Ask whether the aftercare is run by the program or handed to somebody else.

Most people in treatment have something else going on as well, and the good programs expect it. Whether a psychiatrist sits on the team, and how often you would see one, separates programs here. Ask whether there is a psychiatrist or a prescriber on the team, and how often you would see them.

You are rarely obliged to give a diagnosis to an employer, only a medical reason for leave. Intensive outpatient programs are commonly scheduled before work or in the evening precisely so people can stay employed. Ask whether a schedule outside working hours exists before ruling treatment out.