Valley Behavioral Health

They are set up for 2 levels: outpatient and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Salt Lake City, 2 offer a bed.

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

Yes. Court ordered treatment is one of the things they take, and one of 10 things they offer a named program for.

They treat both, and the rest of what they are set up for is adult men, adult women, court referrals, hiv/aids, military families, pain management, past domestic violence, past trauma and veterans.

Salt Lake City has 139 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.

Most programs include family sessions, and many treat the family as part of the work rather than as visitors. What a program will discuss with a relative is set by a signed authorization, and it can be as narrow as attendance only. Ask what the visiting rules are in the first week and after it.

One of them takes the decision to use out of your hands for a while. The other leaves it with you. An assessment by a clinician is how this is normally decided, and it takes about an hour. Ask whether the center offers the middle levels or only a bed and a weekly appointment.

Sometimes, and it depends far more on the level of care than on the center. Many programs start the admissions paperwork during the wait, so the day a bed opens is not spent on forms. Say clearly how urgent it is, including any medical risk, because that changes the queue.