YCSP - York County Shelter Programs - Alfred
York County Shelter Programs (YCSP) - Alfred in Alfred, Maine is a comprehensive behavioral health and addiction treatment center. Its mission is to promote recovery and wellbeing for individuals dealing with mental health, substance use, and trauma-related issues. They offer an innovative, evidence-based, and holistic approach to treatment. YCSP - Alfred provides both inpatient and outpatient services for addiction and substance use. These include assessments, individualized treatment planning and counseling, medical detox, medication-assisted treatment, and both educational and therapeutic groups. They also provide family counseling, dialectical behavioral therapy, and intensive outpatient services.
In addition, YCSP - Alfred specializes in helping individuals realize the connection between mental health and substance use disorders, and how to identify and address triggers. They aim to provide individuals with the tools needed to maintain long-term sobriety, including relapse prevention and continuing care plans. YCSP - Alfred also offers individualized trauma-informed care, connecting clients with experiential and expressive therapies to assist in recovery.
YCSP - Alfred holds accreditation with the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). They are also licensed by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and have received the 2019 Joint Commission Top Performer Award for Behavioral Health Care. YCSP - Alfred also offers a variety of support groups for those recovering from addiction and substance use, such as AA, NA, and Al-Anon. They also offer parent/caregiver education, which focuses on identifying substance use and addiction within the family.
- 2 Conditions Treated
- 3 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 10 Therapies & Programs
- Multiple Locations
Conditions and Issues Treated
Dual-Diagnosis
Dual diagnosis refers to someone who has both an addiction and a mental or emotional illness. Dual diagnosis treatment includes therapy for both issues simultaneously, allowing for effective treatment of either.
Sometimes people with addiction disorders also have co-occurring disorders like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, etc. These require specialized treatment programs that address both drug and alcohol addiction as well as psychiatric illnesses. Some rehabilitation facilities provide patients with co-occurring disorders a program with highly integrated services and a clean, distraction-free environment.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Inpatient treatment is a form of recovery used in drug rehab. Inpatient recovery offers individual therapy, groups, and family therapy to ensure that the addict has the best recovery possible. A variety of treatments are provided in this type of recovery, depending on what treatment the addict needs at that particular time.
The length of inpatient addiction treatment depends on the addict and their addiction. Inpatient rehabilitation can last anywhere from 30 days to 90 days, depending on how severe the drug abuse is. Inpatient rehab is a costly drug treatment, costing anywhere from $30k- to $60k. However, insurance often offers help in covering these costs.
Alcohol or drug addiction, or co-occurring disorders, are treated in an outpatient program. The patient must attend therapy and other programs at the facility but can return home each night.
Outpatient treatment allows recovering addicts to live at home while receiving addiction treatment. Outpatients can attend group sessions for a few hours per week. Outpatients may also continue to work full time and study/attend school without interruption if they choose.
Therapies & Programs
Different people react differently to various treatment options. Some drug rehabilitation centers offer individualized treatment that caters to the specific needs of a drug addict. The best treatment option varies on an individual depending on the type of drug abused, life history, medical condition of the person, social circumstances, and the environment they live in now.
When a person enters drug rehab, they usually have anti-drug associations such as withdrawal symptoms, stress, cravings, etc. The first step of drug rehab is to detoxify the body from any residual substances in it. Drug rehabilitation centers usually employ trained medical professionals to help in this process. Usually, the initial detoxification lasts for five days, where the person is monitored under close supervision.
Attending group therapy at YCSP - York County Shelter Programs - Alfred in , is a useful way for those seeking sobriety to realize they aren’t the only one going through it.
This is when a group of people on different recovery phases get together and talk about what they’re going through, their triggers, successes, and failures. This can include alternative types of therapies too! Group therapy may occur on an outpatient or inpatient basis with groups that have no pre-existing relationships outside the session, unlike support groups where everyone already knows each other beforehand.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a type of psychotherapy that helps people address the thoughts and behaviors that may have led to their addiction. It also helps change negative thoughts into positive ones and promotes healthy communication between addicts and those around them. CBT is an efficient treatment for individuals suffering from all sorts of addictions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the underlying thoughts and behaviors that caused the problem of addiction in the first place and may cause a relapse. Negative feelings are common in drug abuse disorders, but they can lead to co-occurring disorders if not recognized. CBT involves strategies that help to change the behavior pattern by restructuring negative thoughts into positive ones. It helps to remove these feelings, and it provides long-term benefits. Also, CBT promotes self-awareness, self-control and can be administered as a mono-therapy or as part of combination therapy.
Good nutrition can be difficult for people recovering from addiction because they may not feel like eating while they are experiencing the physical and emotional side effects of detoxing.
Nutrition therapy can help addicts in the following ways:
- Helps individuals to understand which foods promote good health and support recovery that will assist them during detox
- Provides guidance and education about how to maintain a nutritious diet so they can stay healthy during recovery
- Improves their overall health and well-being, which can reduce the severity of substance withdrawal symptoms.
Nicotine replacement therapy is a popular method of treatment that helps individuals overcome their addiction to cigarettes by providing them with safer alternatives. Nicotine replacement options can include:
- Inhalers
- Gum
- Patches
These treatments are often used in combination with other therapies, such as cognitive behavioral therapy or motivational interviewing, to help individuals more easily transition into a smoking-free lifestyle.
Patient Experience
Experiential Therapy at YCSP - York County Shelter Programs - Alfred
Experiential therapy is a type of therapeutic approach that focuses on having patients work through problems, issues, or emotions by engaging directly in some real experience. It occurs face-to-face with a therapist who helps these people to explore their feelings first hand. The hope is that when this happens, the patient will feel driven to turn away from their destructive behavior and instead take up positive behaviors or coping mechanisms. Direct experience methods, role play, psychodrama, interpersonal and social learning are a few different forms of experiential therapy.
Payment Options
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Location & Contact
147 Shaker Hill Road
Alfred, ME 4002
Phone Number
(207) 324-1137
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Location
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147 Shaker Hill Road
Alfred, ME 4002 -
(207) 324-1137
Accepts
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AgeAdults (20+), Seniors (65+), Teenagers
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ModalityGroup, Individuals
York County Shelter Programs
Listed October 25, 2021
Updated July 25, 2024
Alfred, Maine Addiction and Treatment
Prescription opioid abuse is the most common form of substance abuse in Maine. More than 10% of these residents have also admitted to using prescription drugs for non-medical purposes. Between 2013 and 2014, 4 out of every 5 deaths in Maine were caused by illicit drugs. One in five high school students in Maine uses marijuana every single month.
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