Volunteer Behavioral Health

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 Madisonville is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

No, and nothing else within 14 miles of Athens offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.

They offer a telemedicine option. What that covers varies, and a first appointment in Athens often still has to be in person.

Alongside this, Athens has 11 NA meetings and 15 free AA meetings.

They work in 1 language beyond English: Sign language. Ask whether the group sessions in Athens are in it too, or only the one to one ones.

They prescribe naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 3 centers near Athens, not all of them do.

The point of the call is to work out which level of care fits, which takes a handful of questions. Nobody needs a diagnosis to make this call, and most people making it do not have one. Ask what happens between the call and the first day, and who is responsible for each part.

Nobody is turned away for having been through a program before. What was learned the first time usually shapes a better plan the second. Tell the program what the last attempt included, so this one can be different.